Let's change student loan refinancing laws

Appleton Post CrescentLet's change student loan refinancing lawsAppleton Post CrescentThe plan, which was rejected by Republican legislators, is a common sense approach to addressing the student loan crisis in Wisconsin. This is not an issue that just impacts young adults in their 20s, this will impact the hundreds of thousands of ...

Want to Consolidate Your Student Loans? Here's How

Huffington PostWant to Consolidate Your Student Loans? Here's HowHuffington PostThe average American college student graduates with several student loans with an average total balance of $29,000 in student loan debt. Each academic year, students need to reapply for new loans to cover the upcoming tuition and school related ...and more »

5 Student Loan Tips for Recent College Graduates

Huffington Post5 Student Loan Tips for Recent College GraduatesHuffington PostAfter graduation, student loan management is the last thing you want to think about. If you have landed your first full-time job, the reality of paying back your student loans is right around the corner. If you have been out several years, this is ...and more »

Robb Hicken: Carefully consider student loan servicers

The Idaho StatesmanRobb Hicken: Carefully consider student loan servicersThe Idaho StatesmanCon artists are targeting individuals struggling to pay their student loans via phone calls, email and social media posts. The messages ask for upfront payment of fees for services the agencies claim will relieve the loan debt. These agencies are ...

How to Maximize Your Federal Student Loan Refinancing Savings

Huffington PostHow to Maximize Your Federal Student Loan Refinancing SavingsHuffington PostUpon graduation, borrowers are inundated with the task of paying off all of their student related debts. Most graduates will finish their undergraduate degree with federal loans with an average balance of $30,000. At Credible, we see federal student ...and more »

Student loans a problem for home buyers

Toledo BladeStudent loans a problem for home buyersToledo Blade“Many of them are faced with the dilemma of huge student loans that become a problem for them when they're applying for mortgages,” Ms. Kice said. There's been a lot of speculation that millennials, generally defined as those currently aged 18 to 34 ...

7 Tips to Help New Grads Tackle Their Student Loans

The Fiscal Times7 Tips to Help New Grads Tackle Their Student LoansThe Fiscal TimesWhen Michelle Balducci-Connelly graduated in 2010 from the University of Kansas, she entered a tough job market with $21,000 in student loans along with her degree in architecture. It took a few months to find a job, but once she did, Balducci-Connelly ...

When Do You Need a Cosigner for Your Student Loans?

Huffington PostWhen Do You Need a Cosigner for Your Student Loans?Huffington PostWhen browsing your student loan options, you may notice that there are student loans without cosigners and with. Before signing up your parents or your great aunt, make sure you fully understand the significance of using a cosigner on your loan. There ...

Thousands of Troops Will Receive Compensation for Student Loan Overcharge

GovExec.comThousands of Troops Will Receive Compensation for Student Loan OverchargeGovExec.com“We are pleased about how quickly we will be able to get this money back into the hands of the service members who were overcharged on their student loans while they were in military service,” said Principal Deputy Assistant Attorney General Vanita ...DOJ: Thousands Of Service Members Overpaid Their Student Loans, Will Be ...WTOPService members to receive checks for excess student loan interestThe Virginian-PilotDOJ Announces Student Loan Refunds to ServicemembersMilitary.comConsumerAffairs -KXXV News Channel 25 -The Week Magazineall 25 news articles »

Relief for the Student

Fox BusinessRelief for the Student-Loan HangoverFox BusinessKnow when your first payments are due: Most federal student loans have a six-month grace period before payments are required, while some private student loans don't have grace periods at all. Be sure to know when payments are due because missing one ...Class of 2015 carries most debt. So what's tuition fix? Your Say InteractiveUSA TODAYThe Price Of A College EducationSan Francisco News (satire) (press release) (subscription)all 3 news articles »

Relief for the Student

Fox BusinessRelief for the Student-Loan HangoverFox BusinessKnow when your first payments are due: Most federal student loans have a six-month grace period before payments are required, while some private student loans don't have grace periods at all. Be sure to know when payments are due because missing one ...

Q&A: What's the most toxic student loan debt?

Asbury Park PressQ&A: What's the most toxic student loan debt?Asbury Park PressLynn Petrovich, an accountant, has seen the stress and embarrassment of student loan debt on the faces of her clients. It's a feeling she knows well. When she graduated in 2003 with a master's degree, she had nearly $35,000 in student loans to repay.

Student loans threaten retirement savings

BenefitsProStudent loans threaten retirement savingsBenefitsProOne would expect that with all the headlines about student loan debt, younger generations are having trouble saving for retirement — and, indeed, that's true. But what might surprise you is that both pre-retirees, those aged 55–64, and retirees too ...

DOJ: Thousands Of Service Members Overpaid Their Student Loans, Will Be ...

WTOPDOJ: Thousands Of Service Members Overpaid Their Student Loans, Will Be ...WTOP(WASHINGTON) – Thousands of service members will be getting paid back by their student loan company this June. But this isn't a paycheck, it's more like a rebate. That's because tens of thousands of service members in school were overcharged on their ...Service members to receive checks for excess student loan interestThe Virginian-PilotStudent loan provider to repay $60 million to military vetsThe HillNearly 78k service members to get refund checks for student loansKXXV News Channel 25The Week Magazine -ConsumerAffairsall 22 news articles »

Al Franken: Millions of Americans Are Struggling to Pay Student Loan Debt

TIMEAl Franken: Millions of Americans Are Struggling to Pay Student Loan DebtTIMELast year, at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis, I met Joelle Stangler, a sophomore who was the incoming student body president. Joelle had graduated from Rogers High School in Minnesota as the valedictorian, with a 4.12 GPA. Joelle doesn't ...3 Tips for Securing Student Loan ForgivenessU.S. News & World ReportHow Much Income Should Go Towards Repaying Student Loans?Huffington PostInteractive: Student loan debt in America, in real timeHilton Head Island PacketSwnews4uall 17 news articles »

Service members to receive checks for excess student loan interest

The HillService members to receive checks for excess student loan interestThe Virginian-PilotThousands of service members who were charged excess interest on their student loans by Navient Solutions will start getting checks in the mail next month for up to $100,000, the Justice Department said Thursday. It has been a year since federal ...Student loan provider to repay $60 million to military vetsThe HillDOJ: Thousands Of Service Members Overpaid Their Student Loans, Will Be ...WFJA Classic Hits and Oldies 105.5 FMU.S. Department of Education Completes Review of Major Student Loan ServicerseNews Park ForestWHIOall 12 news articles »

Student loan provider to repay $60 million to military vets

610kvnuStudent loan provider to repay $60 million to military vetsThe HillThe Department of Justice has secured $60 million in refunds for military veterans who were illegally charged too much interest on their student loans. The student loan service provider formerly known as Sallie Mae, which has since changed its name to ...U.S. Department of Education Completes Review of Major Student Loan ServicerseNews Park ForestService members in line for $60M loan settlementWHIOWhy thousands of members of the military will be getting checks next monthWashington Post610kvnu -Education Diveall 8 news articles »

3 Tips for Securing Student Loan Forgiveness

U.S. News & World Report3 Tips for Securing Student Loan ForgivenessU.S. News & World ReportWhen the Department of Education polled the six largest federal student loan servicers in November 2014, it found that nearly 57 percent of borrowers didn't submit on-time paperwork to renew their income-driven repayment plan. Without filing those ...How Much Income Should Go Towards Repaying Student Loans?Huffington PostAl Franken: Millions of Americans Are Struggling to Pay Student Loan DebtMoneySen. Al Franken: Millions of Americans Are Struggling to Pay Off Student Loan ...Credit.com News (blog)Hilton Head Island Packet -Swnews4uall 20 news articles »

Law School Ditches Federal Loan Program, Forces Students To Take Out ...

Above the LawLaw School Ditches Federal Loan Program, Forces Students To Take Out ...Above the Lawstudent-loan-debt The vast majority of those who are in law school rely heavily on federal loans to finance their legal educations. When graduation rolls around and they still haven't found a job, they'll celebrate the grace period on those loans that ...

What's Left After Higher Education Is Dismantled

RollingStone.comWhat's Left After Higher Education Is DismantledRollingStone.comThe Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is investigating ITT Educational Services, arguing that the school pushed students toward expensive loans they knew would default in order to boost profits. This has sent its stock price, once highly valued, ...and more »

Here's an Innovative Idea for Reducing Student Loans

Wall Street Journal (blog)Here's an Innovative Idea for Reducing Student LoansWall Street Journal (blog)BRYAN WOLF: One quick (and fair) way in which Congress can help America's businesses is to make student-debt repayment tax deductible. For a number of years, I have worked as the chief financial officer of a few different venture-backed startup ...

High student loan debt could lead to shortage of doctors

FOX 29High student loan debt could lead to shortage of doctorsFOX 29SAN ANTONIO -- It's the healthcare crisis no one is talking about. Doctors in are debt and many are actually leaving the medical field because of high student loans. It's a situation that could affect you and your health. Experts are predicting a ...

7 Ways Student Debt Can Ruin Your Life

Mic7 Ways Student Debt Can Ruin Your LifeMicBut until politicians pay anything more than lip service to resolving the debt crisis, more and more people will join the ranks of grads tethered to the $1.2 trillion mountain of student loans. There will be consequences. Student debt can taint ...and more »

Government investigation finds troops not overcharged on student loans

Stars and StripesGovernment investigation finds troops not overcharged on student loansStars and StripesGovernment officials say they have found little evidence of student loan servicers, the middlemen who collect and apply payments to debt, unlawfully charging active-duty servicemembers high interest rates on student loans. The findings come a year ...US Department of Education Completes Review of Major Student Loan ServicersImperial Valley NewsCFPB continues scrutiny on student loan servicingLexology (registration)Education Department Clears Navient Of Wrongdoing In Troops-Cheating ProbeHuffington Postall 11 news articles »

How Community Lending Can Help You Save on Your Student Loans

Huffington PostHow Community Lending Can Help You Save on Your Student LoansHuffington PostcuStudentLoans is a network of over 150 credit unions throughout the United States that offer competitive student loans and refinancing options to students and graduates. Credit Unions are not-for-profit organizations that return any 'profits' into ...and more »