Struggling to Pay Off Student Loans? Here's What Switching Repayment Plans ...

NerdWallet (blog)Struggling to Pay Off Student Loans? Here's What Switching Repayment Plans ...NerdWallet (blog)If you're having a hard time affording your student loan payments on the 10-year standard repayment plan, falling behind — and eventually going into default — isn't your only option. Federal loans give you the ability to lower the amount you owe each ...and more »

Creative ways to pay off student loans

KIMT 3Creative ways to pay off student loansKIMT 3Students are going to be looking at any sources they can; summer jobs working through school go fundme scholarship searches,” says Duane Polsdofer, the Waldorf College Financial Aid Director. “I just recommended exhausting every Avenue and keep on ...

More student loans not answer: #tellusatoday

New York TimesMore student loans not answer: #tellusatodayUSA TODAYCollege students who have never had a permanent job and supported themselves in the real world are too financially ignorant to borrow money for loans. The colleges just tell them that they can afford the outrageous tuition, book costs, and room and ...Why Students With Smallest Debts Need the Greatest HelpNew York TimesCollege debts haunt students long after graduationThe HeraldCrowdfunding Your College EducationMotley FoolThe Decatur Daily -SBIndependentall 33 news articles »

5 ways to avoid predatory student loan scams

Business Insider5 ways to avoid predatory student loan scamsBusiness InsiderIf you've got student loans, chances are you've seen an email or Facebook ad that says something like this: “Call now to qualify for President Obama's Student Loan Forgiveness program.” Sounds official, but that voice in the back of your head saying ...

Student Loans Don't Take Summer Breaks. Pay 'Em Off With Our New Tools

NerdWallet (blog)Student Loans Don't Take Summer Breaks. Pay 'Em Off With Our New ToolsNerdWallet (blog)Paying back student loans is one of the biggest financial challenges many Americans face. With nearly $1.3 trillion in outstanding debt —and almost 14% of borrowers in default — it's the fastest growing type of consumer debt in the U.S.. Even ...Ohio residents score high marks on most debt, but one type is piling upDayton Business Journal (blog)3 options to make student debt repayment less painfulNooga.comDegrees of Debt: As college debt grows, more students fall behindThe HeraldHighline Timesall 9 news articles »

Student Loan Debt 101 at Indiana University

Fox BusinessStudent Loan Debt 101 at Indiana UniversityFox BusinessIt all started because of a growing concern on the part of university officials: an increasing number of graduates were walking away with a diploma and a significant amount of student loan debt. Recognizing that students might be more receptive to ...and more »

Canada To Get More Aggressive Collecting Student Loans, Documents Show

Huffington Post CanadaCanada To Get More Aggressive Collecting Student Loans, Documents ShowHuffington Post CanadaOTTAWA — Hundreds of thousands of university and college students walking onto campuses this week with help from federal loans could find themselves targeted harder than ever to repay billions of dollars in loans and grants. Employment and Social ...and more »

Three Steps To Take At The End Of Your Student Loan Grace Period

ForbesThree Steps To Take At The End Of Your Student Loan Grace PeriodForbesFor May graduates, the six month grace period before student loan repayment starts is quickly coming to an end. Very soon, borrowers across the country will be getting bills due on their student loans. For some graduates that's not a problem at all ...

3 ways to lower your student loan payments

Business Insider3 ways to lower your student loan paymentsBusiness InsiderStudent loans have the highest default and delinquency rates of any form of consumer debt, but they really shouldn't, since federal student loans have the most generous protections of any consumer debt. If you're struggling to meet your monthly student ...

Universities should offer student loans — Bartlett

Jamaica ObserverUniversities should offer student loans — BartlettJamaica Observer"It is impossible for you to make student loans become a millstone around the neck of the student and graduate so that in time he cannot be able to move forward in life. So we need to take a good new look at the whole financing arrangements for ...

Opinion: Student loans one last test for grads

Vancouver SunOpinion: Student loans one last test for gradsVancouver SunLeda just graduated from an intensive nursing program and is working 12 hour shifts at a hospital. She is excited to be working in her profession at last. But with graduation and a job comes the reality of paying off student loans. Leda is one of 60 ...Column: The loan boon for grad schoolsBend Bulletinall 21 news articles »

Back to school: When student loans pay off

AOL NewsBack to school: When student loans pay offAOL NewsThe majority of graduates leave today's 4-year colleges and universities with student loans. The loans are sometimes so large that evidence shows it is keeping millennials from buying cars and houses. As student debt continues to increase, graduates ...

Opinion: Student loans one last test for grads

Vancouver SunOpinion: Student loans one last test for gradsVancouver SunLeda just graduated from an intensive nursing program and is working 12 hour shifts at a hospital. She is excited to be working in her profession at last. But with graduation and a job comes the reality of paying off student loans. Leda is one of 60 ...Column: The loan boon for grad schoolsBend Bulletinall 23 news articles »

The Student

Wall Street JournalThe Student-Loan SiphonWall Street JournalFor years we've warned readers about the burgeoning calamity known as student loans, and the latest news is that the debt bomb is hurting the economy as well as the federal fisc. New evidence from the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia illustrates ...

One in 9 student loan borrowers would eat a tarantula to pay their debt off faster

MarketWatchOne in 9 student loan borrowers would eat a tarantula to pay their debt off fasterMarketWatchNearly one-third (31%) of student loan borrowers say they would eat only ramen for weeks to more quickly pay off their student loans, according to a poll conducted by Student Loan Hero, a student loan advice site, and polling service YouGov, published ...Is Student Loan Debt Holding You Back?Refinery296 Things to Consider When You Start Paying Your Student LoansCredit.com News (blog)Back to school: When student loans pay offAOL NewsKFOX El Paso -Paducah Sunall 16 news articles »

Student Loans 2016

Huffington PostStudent Loans 2016Huffington PostThis week millions of people returned to the classroom at college campuses right across the country. There are no less than 43.3 million Americans, including 25.9 million below the age of 40, holding at least some amount of student loan debt. In fact ...How to Attend College Without Students LoansU.S. News & World Report (blog)More Student Loans Leads To Higher Tuition: NY Fed StudyValueWalkPresidential Candidates' Student Loans Plans Only Hit The Tip Of The Iceberg ...BustleForbes -Media Matters for America (blog) -The Fort Stockton Pioneerall 50 news articles »

How to Attend College Without Students Loans

U.S. News & World Report (blog)How to Attend College Without Students LoansU.S. News & World Report (blog)With the total amount of student loans topping $1 trillion, it is no wonder that people are looking for alternative ways to pay for college. According to Mark Kantrowitz, publisher of Edvisors, a site that helps students figure out ways to pay for ...and more »

Presidential Candidates' Student Loans Plans Only Hit The Tip Of The Iceberg ...

BustlePresidential Candidates' Student Loans Plans Only Hit The Tip Of The Iceberg ...BustleThree Democratic presidential candidates have released plans to tackle America's huge student debt and college affordability problems, already making it more of a key issue than in past elections. Today, 40 million Americans have outstanding student ...How The College Pricing And Student Loan Systems Hurt StudentsForbesWSJ Editorial Blames Progressives For Student Debt, Claims Government Loans ...Media Matters for America (blog)Avoid student loan dragThe Fort Stockton PioneerGolden Gate Xpress -Lewiston Sun Journal -Hot Airall 42 news articles »

Is Student Loan Debt Holding You Back?

Refinery29Is Student Loan Debt Holding You Back?Refinery29The numbers are staggering: 43 million Americans carried student loan debt totaling $1.2 trillion in 2014. According to a recent Wall Street Journal article, the class of 2015 is the most indebted ever, with the average graduate saddled with $35,000 in ...and more »

Hey, Millennials, Want to Pay Off Student Loans? Consider These Careers

Wall Street Journal (blog)Hey, Millennials, Want to Pay Off Student Loans? Consider These CareersWall Street Journal (blog)If a small business tries to take out a loan, it would typically need to provide a business plan, with details like cash flow and expenses and a balance sheet. But if an 18-year-old wants to take out a student loan for tens of thousands of dollars ...These are the best jobs for millennialsMarketWatchall 4 news articles »

I defaulted on my student loans — here's how it happened, and how I'm handling it

Business InsiderI defaulted on my student loans — here's how it happened, and how I'm handling itBusiness InsiderDuring my sophomore year at Fairleigh Dickinson, my father died of cancer — and I was left to pay for my education, which was about $30,000 a year. I took out a federal loan and two private loans through Sallie Mae. I also got jobs as a tutor and a ...

Five Tips For Smart Student Loan Borrowing

ForbesFive Tips For Smart Student Loan BorrowingForbesThe fact is, according to Sallie Mae, students who borrow money for school typically spend more on the education as well. To think about that further, it also means that students who don't borrow spend less on their college education – automatically ...

Student Loans Company is hounding me for debt I paid off in 2009

The GuardianStudent Loans Company is hounding me for debt I paid off in 2009The GuardianSLC says that, having predicted that your loan would be repaid in July 2009 based on figures you provided, it didn't want to deplete your wage packet more than it needed to. The six-year delay in contacting you was because you moved house and didn't ...

11 Myths About Student Loan Forgiveness

Credit.com News (blog)11 Myths About Student Loan ForgivenessCredit.com News (blog)If you have more student loan debt than you can handle, or if you've been paying and paying (and paying) and can't make headway, chances are you've wondered about student loan forgiveness. As you look into your options, keep in mind that everything you ...

7 million haven't paid federal student loans in a year

USA TODAY7 million haven't paid federal student loans in a yearSt. Louis Business Journal (blog)Almost 7 million U.S. student loan borrowers — 17 percent — haven't made a payment in at least a year. Quarterly statistics from the U.S. Department of Education show that was up 6 percent, or 400,000 borrowers, from a year earlier. The number who ...Student loan debt: America's next big crisisUSA TODAYHow the attempt to fix student loans got bogged down by the middlemenWashington PostI brushed my student loans under the rug when I graduated from college, and I ...Business InsiderInvestor's Business Daily -ACA International -WSYRall 46 news articles »