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1. Press: Why bankruptcy won’t rid you of student loans
   This week’s Your Money column is about the treatment of student loans in the federal bankruptcy code and whether this treatment ought to change. Currently, it’s nearly impossible for people to get rid of student…
2. Press: Colleges try to cut student debt
   In a nod to the rising cost of college tuition and the burden of massive student loan debt on graduates, a growing number of universities are stepping up with “no-loan” aid pledges. More than 50…
3. Press: Few options exist for erasing student loan debt
   Dear Liz: I really screwed up. I decided I wanted to go to a private college and am now saddled with $145,000 in private student loans and $30,000 in federal student loans. I am working…
4. Press: How to keep a handle on college costs
   About 19 million kids head to college next month, which is likely to have their parents in a mild panic about how to pay the bills. Even if you saved religiously from the time your…
5. Press: Student debt rules should apply to all colleges
   The Obama administration wants for-profit career colleges to better prepare students for gainful employment and to improve debt-repayment rates. The government is threatening to pull access to federal student aid for colleges that fail to…
6. Press: Growing concern over burden of student debt
   Consumers have hit a new milestone: Student loans now exceed credit card debt. Student debt reached nearly $830 billion in June, surpassing credit card and other revolving debt for the first time by more than…
7. Press: Degrees of debt
   The Senate recently held hearings on for-profit colleges, investigating charges that the schools rake in federal loan money while failing to adequately educate students. Critics point to deceptive sales tactics, fraudulent loan applications, high drop-out…
8. Press: ‘Debt-Free U’ offers degree in saving on college costs
   Imagine you’re a 21-year-old college senior with no student loans, a stock portfolio — and a job. Meet Zac Bissonnette, author of Debt-Free U: How I Paid For an Outstanding College Education Without Loans, Scholarships,…
9. Press: Grads need to handle student loans wisely
   College graduates, do not delay in grappling with your student loans. Almost all student loans offer grace periods that delay the need to repay for six months. So if you graduated in May, the automatic…
10. Press: Student loans not always wise
    We’ve entered an age where financial experts are declaring there’s a new American dream. Your house should be your home, not an investment, they now say. Reject the old truths that a student loan is…