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In-debt grads can sidestep student loan trouble
You just graduated, and your parents are so proud of you. Which is a good thing, because there’s a good chance that you’ll be moving back in with them. This year’s college graduates will be… -
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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… -
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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… -
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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… -
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Student loan program changes affect rates, repayment
In just a few weeks, thousands of recent high school graduates will pack up the minivan and head off to college. For many students, though, the thrill of embarking on a new adventure is tempered… -
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For-profit colleges’ deceptive recruiting tactics
Congressional officials on Wednesday identified 15 for-profit colleges where recruiters allegedly encouraged investigators posing as prospective students to commit fraud on financial aid applications or misled them about such matters as tuition costs and potential… -
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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… -
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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… -
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Pay for 8 years of college on 1 salary
Amy Mulkern is facing a stark financial reality: Starting next fall, she’ll be on the hook for eight consecutive years of college tuition for her two kids, now 13 and 17. Mulkern, 45 and divorced,… -
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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… -
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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… -
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Colleges embrace older students, part-timers
Some people in their 30s and 40s go to college to learn new job skills or to change careers. JoAn Blake, 42, did it to cope with an unimaginable loss. In 1997, Blake’s daughter, Shaina,… -
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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… -
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Financial aid tools for college-bound
Yippee. Your child got into his or her college of choice — several, in fact. Now what? Usually, the jubilation turns into frustration as you try to compare the financial aid the various schools are… -
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Burden of college loans grows
debt outpaced credit card debt for the first time last year and is likely to top a trillion dollars this year as more students go to college and a growing share borrow money to do… -
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Private student loans vs. federal student loans
One student loan charges an interest rate of 3%. Another charges 6.8%. Which should you choose? Seems like an easy question, even if your fall curriculum includes “Math for the Liberal Arts Major.” But when… -
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Most students spared big cuts in debt bill
It could have been worse. Just a few days ago, it looked as if any bill to raise the debt ceiling would get rid of subsidized federal student loans. This is the feature that allows… -
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How to avoid defaulting on student loans
Thousands of young adults who graduated from college in May are staring into the abyss. They don’t have jobs — or the jobs they have pay barely enough to keep the lights on — and… -
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Obama to ease student loan burdens
President Obama on Wednesday will announce a plan to allow college graduates to cap federal student loan repayments at 10 percent of discretionary income starting in January, two years before the cap was due to… -
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Clearing up confusion on student loan rules
On Wednesday, President Obama introduced two changes to the federal student loan program that could affect several million borrowers. The broad outlines of his plans to encourage loan consolidation and assist people who are struggling… -
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Curing the Gen Y student loan hangover
President Obama’s new student loan relief plan, which offers a mix of loan consolidation, lower interest rates and income-based repayment options, is an important first step in fixing the nation’s student loan problem. The total… -
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Taking advantage of student loan assistance
The Occupy Wall Street protesters who are holding vigil in cities across the country have a lot of grievances, but there appears to be general consensus on a couple of issues. They’re not particularly fond… -
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‘I’m home!’ Adult children move back in
With job openings scarce, getting adult children to leave the nest is becoming a lot more difficult. The number of adult children who live with their parents, especially young males, has soared since the economy… -
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Borrowing up, but credit card use falls
Americans borrowed more in September to buy cars and attend college, but they charged less to their credit cards for a third straight month. The figures suggest that consumers are growing more cautious about taking… -
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CFPB looking to educate students on private loans
If you have a private student loan — and you are upset about what you’ve gotten yourself into — there’s a government agency that wants to hear your story. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, created…
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