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When the bell rings to start a new school year, college students, especially the 70 percent using loans to pay for expenses, need to catch up on a few news…
Corinthian Colleges Announces Closure For profit students with high student loan debt should review their school’s record before enrolling in another semester. This month, large for-profit Corinthian Colleges announced that…
Student Loan Debt Relief – Needed by Millions President Obama issued an executive order to provide student loan debt relief to struggling Americans, but couldn’t convince members of Congress to follow his…
It’s no secret the cost of education is rapidly increasing, far faster than even the pace of inflation. The College Board shows the average cost of undergraduate tuition and fees…
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau sent a jolt through the for-profit college industry this week when the federal agency sued ITT Educational Services Inc. for predatory lending practices, saying it…
There is help available for some of the 40 million Americans dealing with $1 trillion in student loan debt, but the aid comes with a catch. You have to move…
Americans are taking out more loans than ever to pay for college and defaulting on them in record numbers. Politicians, most notably U.S. senators Dick Durbin, D-Ill., Jack Reed, D-R.I.…
It’s hardly a surprise that loan consolidation is a popular option for people looking to lessen the burden of their student loan debt. Too many students today graduate with too…
The millions of Americans facing problems with the companies servicing their student loans now have an angel looking over their backs. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), a government watchdog…
A new government report shows the U.S. Department of Education generated $41.3 billion from federal student loans in the 2013 fiscal year, making it the third most profitable industry in…