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Student Loan News – October 11, 2013

Here are the best articles from around the web this week talking about student loans… For the week ending Friday October 11, 2013 Student Loan News: 1. SCO graduates show zero student loan defaults for 17th year: Student loan debt is the only form of consumer debt that has grown since the peak of consumer debt levels in 2008, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Balances of student loans have eclipsed both auto loans and credit cards, making student loan debt the largest form of consumer debt outside of mortgages. And while delinquency rates vary among age groups and over time, delinquencies are on the rise, particularly over the past year, according to the New York Fed. More details: http://www.bizjournals.com/memphis/news/2013/10/11/sco-graduates-show-zero-student-loan.html […]

By Tuhin Jubayed|October 11th, 2013|Weekly Resources|0 Comments

Student Loan News – September 27, 2013

Here are the best articles from around the web this week talking about student loans… For the week ending Friday September 27, 2013 Student Loan News: 1. U.S. to Contact Borrowers With New Options for Repaying Student Loans: When President Obama last month announced proposals to make college more affordable, many critics focused on his plan to rate colleges based on measures like tuition, graduation rates, and the debt and earnings of graduates, and eventually to link financial aid to those ratings. […]

By Tuhin Jubayed|September 27th, 2013|Weekly Resources|0 Comments

Student Loan News – September 20, 2013

Here are the best articles from around the web this week talking about student loans… For the week ending Friday September 27, 2013 Student Loan News: 1. Trillion-Dollar Student Loan Fiasco to Force Our Next Debt Crisis? Last week I wrote about how auto loans have reached their highest level since the third quarter of 2007 and how easy access to these loans was pushing car sales higher. Yes, ballooning auto loans are a problem, but there is a bigger ticking debt time bomb… […]

By Tuhin Jubayed|September 20th, 2013|Weekly Resources|0 Comments

Student Loan News – September 6, 2013

Here are the best articles from around the web this week talking about student loans… For the week ending Friday September 6, 2013 Student Loan News: 1. Parents face the student loan double whammy: At age 51, Charlene Rose had hoped to be socking away money for retirement by now. But instead, she's still paying off her student loans, largely for a master's degree she got to advance her career. And now she's got three kids in college, each of whom is taking out student loans of their own to pay for higher education. […]

By Tuhin Jubayed|September 6th, 2013|Weekly Resources|0 Comments

Student Loan News – August 30, 2013

Here are the best articles from around the web this week talking about student loans… For the week ending Friday August 30, 2013 Student Loan News: 1. Student loan rates will feed federal profits: A law touted by politicians as their way of keeping money in the pockets of the nation's college students will instead funnel more than $700 million in additional profit into the federal government's wallet over the next 10 years, a new analysis shows. […]

By Tuhin Jubayed|August 30th, 2013|Weekly Resources|0 Comments

Student Loan News – August 23, 2013

Here are the best articles from around the web this week talking about student loans… For the week ending Friday August 23, 2013 Student Loan News: 1. Student loan financial burdens pervasive: Attending college isn't cheap, and, for many students it's a major financial challenge. The good news is that loans are available. The bad news is that they might create huge financial burdens later in life for the people who take advantage of them. […]

By Tuhin Jubayed|August 23rd, 2013|Weekly Resources|0 Comments

Student Loan News – August 16, 2013

Here are the best articles from around the web this week talking about student loans… For the week ending Friday August 16, 2013 Student Loan News: 1. Obama Signs Student Loan Deal: President Barack Obama signed into law Friday a measure restoring lower interest rates for student loans, pledging the hard-fought compromise would be just the first step in a broader, concerted fight to rein in the costs of a college education. Encircled by lawmakers from both parties in the Oval Office, Obama praised Democrats and Republicans alike for agreeing finally on what he called a sensible, reasonable approach to student loans even as he cautioned that “our job is not done.” […]

By Tuhin Jubayed|August 16th, 2013|Weekly Resources|0 Comments

Student Loan News – August 9, 2013

Here are the best articles from around the web this week talking about student loans… For the week ending Friday August 9, 2013 Student Loan News: 1. Consumer protection chief puts focus on student loans: Staggering student loan debt has the same kind of ripple effect on the economy as the subprime mortgage crisis did, the [...]

By Tuhin Jubayed|August 9th, 2013|Weekly Resources|0 Comments

Student Loan News – August 2, 2013

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 [...]

By Tuhin Jubayed|August 2nd, 2013|Weekly Resources|0 Comments

Student Loan News – July 26, 2013

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. […]

By Tuhin Jubayed|July 26th, 2013|Weekly Resources|0 Comments

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