Economic News
On the Money: Take these steps to avoid toxic student debt
20 May 2012, 1:00 am
Joe Mihalic wasn't thinking at all about how he was going to pay off student loans - which would end up totaling $101,000 - when he was accepted to Harvard Business School.
MBA students can pile up debt
19 May 2012, 11:00 pm
Joe Mihalic wasn't thinking at all about how he was going to pay off student loans — which would end up totaling $101,000 — when he was accepted to Harvard Business School.
Whistleblower: Loan consolidation -- for a fee
19 May 2012, 3:58 pm
Experts caution against firms that consolidate federal student loans for a fee, when you can do it online for free.
Subsidized Student Loans
19 May 2012, 12:00 pm
Sonora, CA -- A myMotherLode.com poll asked "Should the government's subsidy of student loans be extended?" 54% said no, 44% said yes. While locally individuals may be against subsidies, nationally
Happy Graduation! Here's the Best, Most Depressing Journalism on Student Debt
19 May 2012, 4:41 am
Loans now topping $1 trillion by Blair Hickman, ProPublica Outstanding student loans now top $1 trillion, more than the nation's credit-card debt. We rounded up some of the best explanatory and accountability journalism on student debt.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
Congress needs to protect student loans
19 May 2012, 4:31 am
Like many disputes in Congress, the standoff involving a hike in student loan rates is deeply partisan. Unlike some others, this one carries high stakes. It directly affects the pocketbooks of millions of households throughout the country with one or more students receiving subsidized federal loans to get a college education.
Student loans an obligation that's impossible to escape
18 May 2012, 11:21 pm
Ben Franklin may have been a wise founding father, but he completely underestimated Congress in the 21st century when he wrote, "In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes." read more
Student Loans Burden Unprivileged
18 May 2012, 1:25 am
WASHINGTON - Bipartisanship, the supposed scarcity of which so distresses the high-minded, actu ...
Student Loans And How They Will Affect Your Credit
17 May 2012, 1:43 pm
Heres a breakdown of how taking out student loans will affect your credit score.
Political divide over student loans
13 May 2012, 5:33 pm
The seeds for the current student loan interest rate debate were sown in 2007 when Congress passed a temporary cut in rates for subsidized undergraduate Stafford student loans.