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View more columns Print this Article Email this ArticleSign up for text alertsSign up for e-mail headlines <!– –> This is an exciting time of year in the life of a high school senior — prom, graduation, finally settling on … Continue reading →

During a recent online discussion, lots of people had questions about student loan debt. Here are my answers to a couple I didn’t get a chance to address. One person wanted to know whether when carrying student loan debt — … Continue reading →

Font Size: WASHINGTON (AP) – The Senate has rejected Democratic and Republican plans for averting a doubling of interest rates on federal college loans for 7.4 million students. The election-season standoff means efforts to resolve the dispute will be delayed … Continue reading →

When Toronto resident Alex Kenjeev realized he was finally in a position to pay off more than $114,000 in student loans, he wanted to make it memorable. He did so by paying his debt all at once—in cash. His feat … Continue reading →

Even if you go bankrupt, it’s nearly impossible to shake off your student loans. But a lawyer for a former law student trying to “discharge,” or obtain forgiveness, for more than $300,000 in student loan debt recently found a way. … Continue reading →

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Fitch Ratings believes the introduction of fixed-rate private student loans represents a competitively priced, privately financed option for students. That said, the choice between fixed- and variable-rate private loans and fixed-rate government loans, with varying origination fees, … Continue reading →

Joe Mihalic wasn’t thinking at all about how he was going to pay off student loans – which would end up totaling $101,000 – when he was accepted to Harvard Business School. “I assumed all would take care of itself; … Continue reading →