Student Loan Interest Rates

Student Loan Debt Stands Alone

Reuters | Posted 06.01.2012

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By Leah Schnurr NEW YORK, May 31 (Reuters) - U.S. consumer debt fell in the first three months of the year as American...

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$1,000,000,000,000: How Did We Get Here?

Jennifer Mishory | Posted 05.16.2012

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Despite the trajectory of debt, this generation of college graduates holds better economic prospects than their non-college peers, but with the drag of debt, interest, and the unforgiving lenders holding them back for decades to come.

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Raising Interest Rates? But Students Are Already in Debt

Kaitlyn Ridel | Posted 05.11.2012

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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.

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War on Students

Rev. Al Sharpton | Posted 05.09.2012

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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.

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Big Democratic Push Fails In Senate

HuffingtonPost.com | Jennifer Bendery | Posted 05.08.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Senate Republicans on Tuesday blocked a bill that would have frozen student loan interest rates before they are set to double on July 1....

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Group Writes Scathing Report: What Kind Of President Would Romney Be On Education?

Posted 05.04.2012

President Barack Obama and Republican hopeful Mitt Romney haven't been talking much about education's toughest questions aside from recent attention o...

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Doubling Student Loan Interest Rate Would Hit Illinois Hard, Data Shows

HuffingtonPost.com | Lizzie Schiffman | Posted 05.03.2012

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CHICAGO -- If Congress fails to renew a 2007 law that halved the interest rates on federally subsidized Stafford loans, Illinois students will be star...

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What Student Debt Looks and Feels Like From a Graduate's Perspective

Matthew Ross Smith | Posted 05.03.2012

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I offer this screenshot as a small window into what student debt looks and feels like from the graduate's perspective. Just look at the "Amount Applied to Interest Column." Half a decade worth of payments later, I still owe over $1,000 more than the original amount I borrowed.

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WATCH: Jon Stewart Mocks Student Loan Drama

The Huffington Post | Christine Friar | Posted 05.01.2012

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On Monday night's "Daily Show," Jon Stewart took a moment to weigh in on Federal student loan interest rates, which are at risk of doubling in coming ...

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How Your Rep. Voted On Student Loans

AP | By The Associated Press | Posted 04.27.2012

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-- The 215-195 roll call Friday by which the House passed a $5.9 billion bill to keep interest rates on millions of federal student loans from doubli...

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House Passes Student Loan Bill That Cuts Women's Health Program, As Boehner Rails Against 'War On Women'

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 04.27.2012

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WASHINGTON -- The House of Representatives advanced a bill Friday that funds cheaper student loans by cutting a preventive health care program -- spar...

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White House Threatens To Veto GOP Student Loan Plan

HuffingtonPost.com | Laura Bassett | Posted 04.27.2012

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The White House is threatening to veto a plan put forth by House Republicans to reduce student loan interest rates by pulling money from the Preventio...

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Lower Student Loan Interest Rates

Sec. Arne Duncan | Posted 04.27.2012

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As we work to get the economy back on track, no one is suggesting it would be a good idea to double interest rates on credit cards or home mortgages. Why then do some believe it's a good idea to double interest rates for students?

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John Boehner: President Obama's College Tour Is 'Pathetic'

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 04.26.2012

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WASHINGTON -- President Barack Obama's travels around the country to promote a student loan bill are "pathetic," House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) c...

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Nancy Pelosi Ties 'War On Women' To Student Loan Debate

HuffingtonPost.com | Jennifer Bendery | Posted 04.26.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Congressional Democratic leaders have found another venue to hit Republicans for their so-called war on women: the debate over student l...

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Obama And Romney: Wrong On Student Loan Interest Rates

Posted 04.25.2012

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This piece comes to us courtesy of The Brookings Institution. It is written by Matthew M. Chingos, governance studies fellow at the Brown Center on Ed...

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Bill Would Cut Tax Loopholes To Keep Interest Rates For Student Loans Down

HuffingtonPost.com | Joy Resmovits | Posted 04.24.2012

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As President Barack Obama makes his way across the country to slam an impending increase in federal student loan-interest rates, a group of congressio...

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Obama On Student Loans: 'I Didn't Just Read About This'

Reuters | Posted 04.25.2012

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* Urges Congress to extend low interest rates for students * Romney agrees on need to hold down student loan rates * Mor...

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New Push To Keep Student Loan Rates From Doubling

The Huffington Post | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 04.23.2012

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A Congressman who successfully rallied Democrats in a government shutdown fight last summer hopes he can drum up support once more as he attempts to s...

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130,000 Letters Tell Congress: Don't Double Student Debt Rates (PHOTOS)

Rich Williams | Posted 05.28.2012

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With college costs rising, struggling family finances and an uncertain job market for graduates, the last things we should do is let student loan interest rates double.

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This Debt Bomb Is 'Too Big Too Fail'

The Huffington Post | Bonnie Kavoussi | Posted 03.22.2012

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The student loan debt market is now "too big to fail", says Rohit Chopra, the student loan ombudsman for the newly created Consumer Finance Protection...

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Loan-Saddled Grads Fight Sallie Mae's 'Unemployment Penalty'

Posted 01.27.2012

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Over 50,000 college grads across the country have joined a campaign on change.org urging student loan giant Sallie Mae to stop charging unemployed bor...

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Student Loan Interest Rates to Double This July

Rich Williams | Posted 03.27.2012

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Students are already weighed down by state budget cuts, struggling family finances and uncertain job prospects. We applaud President Obama for his proposal to keep student loan interest rates low. Now it's Congress' turn.

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