Student Debt

A national consumer advocacy organization warns that the Total and Permanent Disability (TPD) federal student loan discharge program has become mired in administrative failures after… Read More »More Student Loan Chaos

The federal student loan system is a mess right now. “Unprecedented uncertainty,” says Beth Akers, a higher education researcher at the conservative-leaning American Enterprise Institute… Read More »6 things borrowers should know about federal student loans right now

Is this possible? What would the interest rate have to be?https://www.reddit.com/r/theydidthemath/comments/1g6xopd/request_is_this_possible_what_would_the_interest/ This is pretty close to the actual interest rate with presently-available Federal student aid.… Read More »Refinancing federal student loans with a private lender removed your ability to…

Posting in October, but written before the election. I wonder who won and what the reality of the situation will be? “As the presidential election… Read More »What the Election Could Mean for Student Loan Forgiveness: Harris vs Trump

https://www.nerdwallet.com/article/loans/student-loans/harris-v-trump-on-student-loans-where-the-candidates-stand As president, Harris would likely champion student loan relief and free community college. Trump would likely restrict or dismantle loan forgiveness and promote access… Read More »Harris v. Trump on Student Loans: Where the Candidates Stand

APR 30, 2024 by Morgan Housel@morganhousel Japan has 140 businesses that are at least 500 years old. A few claim to have been operating continuously for more than… Read More »How I Think About Debt

Student Debt: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) College, Inc. (full documentary) | FRONTLINE PBS Looks Into The Student Loan Problem How Corinthian Colleges… Read More »The Student Debt Crisis

“Harvard – Last year, the college reportedly had a 3.19-per-cent admission rate. Those who make it through the needle’s eye are able to evade a… Read More »“The Chosen Elite” Are Graduating Debt Free. Are you?

(And it’s only become worse. Ed.) May 2013 Web Survey of 61,762 individuals, collected via email lists from anetwork of not-for-profit organizations.