Student loans versus a graduate tax: we need a third option

Conservative HomeStudent loans versus a graduate tax: we need a third optionConservative HomeGiven the failure of loans, would this be such a bad thing? Writing for the Times Higher Educational Supplement, Emran Mian argues that it most certainly would: “The primary reason to reject a graduate tax is that it replaces the finite and time ...

What Was the First Student Loan?

Credit.com News (blog)What Was the First Student Loan?Credit.com News (blog)I don't know about you, but I have a love-hate relationship with Facebook — it's helpful but also really annoying, and even though it enables me to discover new things, it's a major drain on my resources. I feel the same way about my student loans ...

Why I don't want to pay off my student loans

The Week MagazineWhy I don't want to pay off my student loansThe Week MagazineIf all goes according to plan, my last student loan will be paid in full this June. I'll be debt-free at 29. The thing is, nearly $40,000 and eight years later, I know how to be in debt. Debt-free? Not so much. I'm good at being in debt. I know how to ...

Master's degree debt jumped 70% since 2004

MarketWatchMaster's degree debt jumped 70% since 2004MarketWatchOutstanding student loan debt hit $1.08 trillion at the end of last year, a $114 billion increase in 2013 alone, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. And we can look to grad students -- whom the federal government gave about 40% of its ...

10 reasons why the privatisation of student loans is a really bad thing

The Independent10 reasons why the privatisation of student loans is a really bad thingThe IndependentTowards the end of last year, the Government officially announced long-rumoured plans to sell off the rest of the student loan book. The plan to shift this public asset into private hands was finally revealed and means that, from 2015, the money that ...

College grads with student loans get tax break

13WHAM-TVCollege grads with student loans get tax break13WHAM-TVStudent loans are often the biggest debt college students face when they graduate. But H&R Block senior tax adviser Richard Gartland says at least there's a tax break for the interest paid on those loans. Up to $2,500 in interest is fully deductible ...