College Loans

To Rein-in Student Loan Debt, Rein-in For-Profit Colleges

Terry Connelly | Posted 05.23.2012

Read More: For Profit Colleges, Student Loan Debt, For-Profit Colleges, Student Debt Crisis, Credit Card Debt, College Loans, College Debt, Student Debt, Education News

For-profit colleges have been able to seize the opportunity to marry Internet classes with federal student aid to serve this degree-hungry population: the many thousands of students whose work and life schedules don't fit the "academic calendar.

Read Post

The Student Loan Debate

Maura Kastberg | Posted 05.16.2012

Read More: College Tuition, Student Loan Debate, College Loans, College Tuition Hikes, College Loan Debt, College Debt, Student Loan Debt, College News

With college debt soaring over a trillion dollars, parents and students are up in arms. It's no wonder why California students have started demonstrating and the Occupy Wall Street movement has taken up the banner too.

Read Post

Financial Knowledge Can Be Economic Destiny

Randi Weingarten | Posted 05.14.2012

Read More: Education, College Loans, College, Financial Literacy, Economic Crisis, Higher Education, College Debt, Students, College Degree, Education News

Knowledge is power, and in the case of financial education, knowledge is economic power, perhaps even economic destiny. Individuals, families, employers, communities and schools all have roles to play in ensuring that a secure economic destiny is available to all.

Read Post

Raising Interest Rates? But Students Are Already in Debt

Kaitlyn Ridel | Posted 05.11.2012

Read More: Elections 2012, Student Loan Interest Rates, College Students, College Tuition, Congress, College Debt, College, Stafford Loans, College Loans and Debt, College Loans, College News

I am a college student who is really tired of hearing Congress argue about college. This week Senate Republicans rejected a bill preventing interest rates on federal student loans from doubling July 1.

Read Post

War on Students

Rev. Al Sharpton | Posted 05.09.2012

Read More: Student Loan Interest Rates, Obama Student Loans, College Loans, Student Debt, Paying for College, College Debt, Student Loans, Student Loan Debt, Paying for School, Cost of College, Politics News

The latest victims in Republican warfare are the most defenseless among us -- our children. By allowing student interest rates to double, we will once again hurt those who need financial aid the most, and once again further disenfranchise the already marginalized.

Read Post

Dr. Shaq and the Nation's Real Dropout Problem

Scott Bittle | Posted 05.07.2012

Read More: Education, Unemployment, Higher Education, Business, College, Economy, College Loans, College Degrees, Business News

We all know that few student athletes make it in professional sports. What's not as well known is that shockingly few Americans students manage to complete college at all.

Read Post

Shocking Results In New Survey On Student Loan Debt

The Huffington Post | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: College Loan Survey, College Loans, Student Debt, Paying for College, Couponcabin, College Debt Survey, College Loan News, Student Loan News, Majoring in Debt, Survey, Harris Interactive, Student Loan Debt, Cost of College, College News

There's a good chance college graduates will still be more than $20,000 in student loan debt by the time they reach the age of 45. Four-in-ten adul...

Read Whole Story

What I Told Congress to Do to Help Entrepreneurs

Scott Gerber | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Young Entrepreneur Council, Youth Unemployment, College Loans, Veterans Employment, Youth Loans, Young People Business, Entrepreneurs Youth, Student Loans, Impact News

Youth employment is at a 60-year low. Student loan debt has surpassed $1 trillion. The Young Entrepreneur Council has been working diligently to develop young American entrepreneurs because entrepreneurship is a viable, practical solution to youth un- and under-employment.

Read Post

It's Decision Day For High School Seniors

HuffingtonPost.com | Catherine New | Posted 04.30.2012

Read More: Financial Preparation, Scholarships, College Loans, College, Student Debt, High School, Sallie Mae, College Debt, Student Loan Debt, Student Loans, Stafford Loans, Money News

Taylor Lee, 18, can't decide where to go to college. But by Tuesday she must make a final choice between the University of Miami, a private school...

Read Whole Story

Occupy, Obama Speak Out As National Student Loan Debt Hits $1 Trillion

HuffingtonPost.com | Saki Knafo | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Hr-4170, Tuition, Student Debt, Occupy Student Debt, Student Debt Trillion, Student Loans, Occupy Movement, Obama Loans, Obama Student Debt, Student Debt Crisis, College Loans, Occupy Wall Street, Sallie Mae, Occupy, College Debt, 1tday, Occupy Colleges, Education News

Among the couple hundred protesters who gathered in Union Square Wednesday then marched down Broadway, beating drums and holding signs, one wore a bla...

Read Whole Story

Even After Bankruptcy, You Can't Get Rid Of Student Debt

AP | JUSTIN POPE | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Debt, Video, Education, College Loans, Bankruptcy, Student Loan Debt Tips, College, Student Debt, Sallie Mae, Student Loans, Student Loan Debt, Barack Obama, Money News

-- The misfortunes that brought schoolteachers Devin and Sarah Stang and their four young children to bankruptcy – and the loss of their house ...

Read Whole Story

LOOK: Obama In Boulder And The Photo That Went Viral

The Huffington Post | Matt Ferner | Posted 04.26.2012

Read More: Obama Student Loans, Denver News, President Barack Obama, Obama in Boulder, Obama, Barack Obama, Obama 2012, Stafford Loans, Colorado, Boulder News, Video, College Loans, Student Loan Rates, CU Boulder, Boulder Colorado, Denver Colorado, Slidepollajax, Pell Grants, Denver News

President Barack Obama walked into a bar. That's not just the beginning of a joke, it's the beginning of the whirlwind that was Obamamania last night ...

Read Whole Story

Tales of a UCF Grad: The Commencement Speech You Won't Want to Hear

Anna V. Eskamani | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Miami Education, University of Central Florida, Ufc, College Loans, Rising Tuition Costs, UFC Budge Cuts, Student Debt, Rising Tuition, Florida Students, Student Loans, Miami News

Does it make sense to build a new state university when so many are already experiencing short falls? The actions of both our state legislature and Governor have left the class of 2012 scarred.

Read Post

Obama Speaking On Key Issue To Young Voters

AP | BEN FELLER | Posted 04.25.2012

Read More: Obama Student Loans, Video, College Loans, Obama Nc, Obama Reelection, Obama UNC, 2012 Election, Elections 2012, Obama North Carolina, Obama College, Obama, Barack Obama 2012, Student Loans, Barack Obama, Obama 2012, Politics News

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — Courting college voters, President Barack Obama said Tuesday that Congress needs to keep the cost of college loans from skyr...

Read Whole Story

Proof Is in: Public Universities Are Economic Powerhouses for States

Michael A. McRobbie | Posted 04.18.2012

Read More: College Tuition, College Loans, University Costs, Higher Education, College Debt, Student Debt, Student Loans, Public Universities, College News

Rising costs and student debt threaten the foundation of public universities. We all need to work together to ensure that a four-year college degree remains within the grasp of all qualified students.

Read Post

Remembering MLK: Standing Up to the Dream Killers

Van Jones | Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: Dr. King, The American Dream, Martin Luther King, America Underwater, Contract for the American Dream, American Dream, Martin Luther King Jr., Rebuild the Dream, Student Loans, Ed DeMarco, Home Foreclosures, College Loans and Debt, College Loans, Student Debt, Martin Luther King Anniversary, Politics News

Today, April 4th, 2012, marks the 44th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s assassination. It's a good time to reflect on the state of not only Dr. King's dream, but the American dream at large.

Read Post

Is College Debt Affecting Your Marriage Plans?

Posted 03.29.2012

Read More: Marriage, Marriage Trends, Millennial Study, College Loans, College Debt Marriage, College Tuition, College Tuition Hikes, Student College Debt, College Debt, Marriage Rates, College News

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced last week that student loan debts have surpassed the $1 trillion mark, leaving the majority of 201...

Read Whole Story

Deadbeat Nation: Why the Public Should Cut Off Wall Street's Credit

Richard (RJ) Eskow | Posted 05.26.2012

Read More: Debt, Credit Cards, Student Loans, Sallie Mae, College Loans, Loans, Credit Card Debt, College Debt, Student Loan Debt, Politics News

The real debt in this nation is the one that bankers owe the rest of the country. And as long as our politicians are allowed to rescue banks while ignoring consumers, it's a debt that will continue to go unpaid. And it will continue to grow.

Read Post

The Shopping Solution for Higher Ed

Daniel Luzer | Posted 05.15.2012

Read More: Republic Primary, College Loans, Romney Education, 2012 Gop Candidates, Mitt Romney Education, Community College, Republic Primary Education, Mitt Romeny College, School Loans, Higher Education, Higher Education Election 2012, Republican Primary 2012, Republican Primary College, Student Loans, GOP Candidates, Elections 2012, College News

Since 1980, the cost of public universities, adjusted for inflation, has tripled, and Mitt Romney doesn't care how much it costs to go to college. He really just isn't interested.

Read Post

The Value Gap

Jeff Selingo | Posted 03.13.2012

Read More: Unemployment, Jeff Selingo, College Costs, College, The Chronicle of Higher Education, College Loans, Paying for College, College News

For the vast majority of colleges, the time has come to prove their worth if they have any plans to continue the price increases of the past several years.

Read Post

Financial Literacy for the College Student

Mary Johnson | Posted 01.30.2012

Read More: College Students, College Loans, Financial Literacy College, College Student Debt, Student Debt, Financial Literacy, Paying for College, College Debt, Student College Debt, Student Loans, College News

College loans have provided a vital lifeline for most students and families, but affordability remains a top concern. It's time for a shared commitment to rebalance this equation.

Read Post

College Loan Debt Hobbles Budding Entrepreneurs

Scott Gerber | Posted 01.01.2012

Read More: Debt, Small Business, Youth, Venture Capital, College Loan Debt, Entreprepeneurs, Economic Recovery, Education, College Loans, Startup Funds, Startups, Young Entrepreneurs, College Lending, Entrepreneurship, Small Business News

Government can provide the first building block in the loan-relief-to-business-creation puzzle that has the capacity to transition our debt-ridden young people into self-employed job creators.

Read Post

WATCH: Tackling Your Child's Student Loan Debt

Posted 12.24.2011

Read More: Video, Money & Happiness, College Loans, Paying for College, Laura Rowley, Daily Finance, Money Investments, Student Loan Debt, Retirment, Fifty News

How do you avoid sending your kid off into the world without a pile of student loan debt? One key is to figure out the real, bottom-line price of a sp...

Read Whole Story

WATCH: Ron Paul Wants To Kill Costly 'Failed Program'

AP/The Huffington Post | Posted 12.23.2011

Read More: Gop Primary, Ron Paul Student Loans, Federal Student Loans, Video, College Loans, Government Students Loans, Gop 2012, Ron Paul, Elections 2012, Ron Paul 2012, Student Aid, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Republican presidential contender Ron Paul said Sunday he wants to end federal student loans, calling it a "failed program" that has put...

Read Whole Story

Web Startup Tackles Student Debt 'Crisis'

Reuters | Posted 12.14.2011

Read More: Web Startup, Education, Alltuition, College Loans, Startup, College, Student Debt, Entrepreneurs, Entrepreneurship, Students, Small Business News

(By Jon Cook) - Sue Khim was in her third year of medical school, $50,000 in debt and wondering if she would ever dig herself out. Instead of simpl...

Read Whole Story