27 Jan, 2012 [ (0) Comment ]
Middle-Aged Workers Flock Back to School … and Student Loans
Forget part time work, job fairs and temp agencies: To find a secure, long-term job, most pundits agree, the best route runs through the classroom. So with unemployment still high and underemployment even higher, it's hardly surprising...27 Jan, 2012 [ (0) Comment ]
Unemployed Grads Upset With Sallie Mae’s Late Payment Fees
More than 50,000 people have signed a petition on the...
26 Jan, 2012 [ (0) Comment ]
Student Loan Interest Rates to Double This July
There's a countdown to an ominous deadline for college students across America. When time runs out on July 1, 2012, student loan interest rates will double for almost 8 million students.
Without a plan, millions of students will pay a crushing $5,000 more on their student loan than they otherwise...
25 Jan, 2012 [ (0) Comment ]
Documentary on tyro loan to atmosphere during UNC tonight
CHAPEL HILL - Facing double-digit tuition hikes throughout the UNC system, students at UNC-Chapel Hill who are organizing against the hikes will host a film screening and discussion on student loan debt.The UNC-CH chapter of Students for a Democratic Society (SDS) will screen "Default: The Student Loan Documentary" at...24 Jan, 2012 [ (0) Comment ]
Student Loan Debt Collectors Going After Families of Seriously Ill Children
Just as an example of why you don’t settle with banks who have shown themselves to be utterly lacking in any moral follow-through or willingness to act in ways beneficial to their consumers, check out this story from Harold Pollack at The Incidental Economist. Pollack tells a...
23 Jan, 2012 [ (0) Comment ]
Students need to be some-more wakeful of alternatives to tyro loans
That same year, student loan debt nationally surpassed credit card debt and is expected to exceed $1 trillion in 2011.
Public funding for Michigan’s universities has decreased, causing tuition costs to increase. In turn, increased tuition has led to an increase in student loans.
The increase in student loans does not...
21 Jan, 2012 [ (0) Comment ]
What a New Student Loan Plans Mean For You
19 Jan, 2012 [ (0) Comment ]
Fitch Takes Various Rating Actions on SLM Private Credit Student Loan Trusts
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