Student Loan Rates Rise Next Week. Don't Freak Out—Yet

TIMEStudent Loan Rates Rise Next Week. Don't Freak Out—YetTIMECollege students walking on campus "OMG, Kimmy, I am so relieved that the student loan rate increase will not impact my beer budget." Tetra Images—Alamy. While new loans will cost more, the difference in monthly payment won't be significant.

6 ways to pay down student loans

9NEWS.com6 ways to pay down student loans9NEWS.comStudent loan debts take time to pay off, but getting started now may help prevent paying thousands of extra dollars in interest, or even worse, defaulting on your loan. Mpowered, a Colorado-based nonprofit resource for individuals and families in ...

Student loan debt increases alongside local cost of living

UT The Daily TexanStudent loan debt increases alongside local cost of livingUT The Daily TexanPitted against five institutions of comparable size and city population, UT has the third-highest number of full-time freshmen receiving federal student loans — totaling 2,930 students in the 2011-2012 school year. Hemlata Jhaveri, administrative ...

Student body! Woman uses student loans for plastic surgery — and modeling ...

New York Daily NewsStudent body! Woman uses student loans for plastic surgery — and modeling ...New York Daily NewsA student who took out a $17,000 loan for her studies spent the lot on plastic surgery. English Literature graduate Katerina Christodoulou splashed out on plastic surgery for her thighs, bum, hips and knees, while an ex-boyfriend bought her some new ...

Republicans Just Killed Elizabeth Warren's Plan to Ease Americans' Crushing ...

Mother JonesRepublicans Just Killed Elizabeth Warren's Plan to Ease Americans' Crushing ...Mother JonesStudent loans have become a major drag on the economic fortunes of young Americans, hampering their ability to take risks in seeking jobs and delaying their ability to make the sort of purchases (cars, homes, etc.) that have typically defined a middle ...

Senate Republicans block consideration of student loan bill

CBS NewsSenate Republicans block consideration of student loan billCBS NewsThe Senate shot down a proposal Wednesday to allow Americans paying off student loans to refinance at a lower rate, bringing yet another Democratic priority to a grinding halt. The bill, authored by Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., failed to clear a ...

Two Plans to (Possibly) Reduce Your Student Loan Payments

The WireTwo Plans to (Possibly) Reduce Your Student Loan PaymentsThe WireDemocrats are directing some of their election-year energy on student loan borrowers with two plans that could lower monthly payments for millions. Sen. Elizabeth Warren's bill to allow borrowers to refinance their federal student loans now has the ...

Obama Throws A Bone To Americans Crushed With Student Loans

Daily CallerObama Throws A Bone To Americans Crushed With Student LoansDaily CallerCollege students and the rest of America's youth voting bloc fell for candidate Barack Obama like a blind roofer in both 2008 and 2012. Now, the president is throwing a bone to those millions of devotees by way of executive orders that will limit the ...

The negative consequences of relying on loans to raise higher education ...

The Hill (blog)The negative consequences of relying on loans to raise higher education ...The Hill (blog)The U.S. cannot reach the levels of educational attainment required for international competitiveness in a global, technologically driven economy without closing the considerable gaps in attainment that persist across groups. Gaps in attainment based ...

The case for student loan indexing

Dallas Morning NewsThe case for student loan indexingDallas Morning NewsThe federal government plays a major role in the student debt markets; 85 percent of all outstanding student loans are owed to the government. Policymakers are debating reform of student loan programs, and their decisions will have an enormous impact ...