Just about anyone who goes beyond community college (and even some that only do community college) will need to get a student loan. These loans will likely be for different amounts but you can still get that loan. You’ll also have an opportunity to get different amounts for your loan as well. You can choose [...]
Here are the best articles from around the web this week talking about student loans… For the week ending Friday May 02, 2014 Student Loan News: 1. Student Loan Interest Rates to Rise With 10-Year Treasury Note: College students in the U.S. who take out federal loans are likely to see interest rates jump — potentially by a percentage point or more — in the coming academic year. Last year, the government began to peg rates on most student loans to the Treasury 10-year note. Stafford loans, the most widely borrowed, carried an undergraduate rate of 3.86 percent for the 2013-2014 school year. In the past three months, the 10-year yield has traded 0.80 to 1 percentage point higher than a year ago, which means education borrowing costs may rise. […]
Here are the best articles from around the web this week talking about student loans… For the week ending Friday April 26, 2014 Student Loan News: 1. Student Loans Can Suddenly Come Due When Co-Signers Die, a Report Finds: For students who borrow on the private market to pay for school, the death of a parent [...]
Here are the best articles from around the web this week talking about student loans… For the week ending Friday March 21, 2014 Student Loan News: 1. Students should question the risk, terms of dangerous private loans: College is an exceptional time in our lives when we can partake in activities that society otherwise frowns upon, such as drinking Keystone beer and playing hacky sack in public. One potentially ruinous side effect of pursuing a higher education, though, is taking out the loans to pay for it. […]
Here are the best articles from around the web this week talking about student loans… For the week ending Friday March 14, 2014 Student Loan News: 1. Student Loan Borrowers Win As Education Department Reverses Course: Borrowers with federal student loans may now access the U.S. government's latest rankings of loan specialists after the Department of Education on Tuesday abruptly reversed its temporary ban on providing customer service scores. […]
Here are the best articles from around the web this week talking about student loans… For the week ending Friday August 2, 2013 Student Loan News: 1. House approves lower rates on student loans: The House of Representatives passed a bipartisan bill Wednesday to roll back a July 1 jump in student loan interest rates and [...]
Here are the best articles from around the web this week talking about student loans… For the week ending Friday July 26, 2013 Student Loan News: 1. Senate passes student loan deal: The Senate passed legislation Wednesday that would make it less expensive for college students to borrow money to pay for classes, housing and books. But interest rates could soon start climbing. The proposal, that passed by 81 votes to 18, would link interest rates on federal student loans to the financial markets. That means student loans for the next few years would have lower interest rates. Higher rates would come in later years if the economy improves as expected. […]
Here are the best articles from around the web this week talking about student loans… For the week ending Friday July 19, 2013 Student Loan News: 1. Senators Reach Deal on Student Loans: Senators are ready to offer students a better deal on their college loans this fall, but future classes could see higher interest rates. The Senate could vote as early as Thursday on a bipartisan compromise that heads off a costly increase for returning students. The compromise could be a good deal for students through the 2015 academic year, but then interest rates are expected to climb above where they were when students left campus this spring. […]