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Student loan debt is a huge problem these days. The total amount of U.S. student loan debt has reached about $1 trillion and the average amount owed is $25,000. Surprisingly, the majority of student loan holders are over 30 years … Continue reading →

Remember that first week of college or university, when you wondered how you’d ever make it through? If you’re like most students, simply trying to map out your course schedule probably felt overwhelming. There there were forms to fill out, … Continue reading →

Money Lessons For Your Kids: What They Should Know By Age 5, 10 15 Halah Touryalai Forbes Staff Tuition Discount Alert: 50 Great Colleges Desperately Seeking Students Matt Schifrin Forbes Staff The Student Debt Crisis: Average Grad’s Loan Jumps To … Continue reading →

This post comes from Gerri Detweiler of Credit.com. Remember that first week of college or university, when you wondered how you’d ever make it through? If you’re like most students, simply trying to map out your course schedule probably felt … Continue reading →

The 2008 plunge in stock values eroded Phillip Orzech’s college savings. The Connecticut parent’s 529 plans, tax-advantaged investment accounts, were primarily comprised of stock-based investments. The accounts, which had held enough to pay for four-year educations for each of his … Continue reading →

Comments (0) I’ve written here several times before about how the new student loan system is nothing more than a new and very high progressive tax. Those on low pay will pay none of their loans back, those on middling … Continue reading →

CINCINNATI — Four years after a federal takeover of most of the trillion-dollar student loan industry, opportunities are emerging for private investors to make money. One could be the business of restructuring loans to a lower interest rate years after … Continue reading →

Debtors with high interest rates on their federal student loans would refinance into cheaper loans under proposed legislation to be unveiled this week, in a move that would lower borrowers’ burdens and potentially hurt private lenders and investors. The plan … Continue reading →

Members of the class of 2013 are graduating with an average $35,200 in college-related debt The class of 2013 is in for a rude awakening this graduation season. Between ballooning student loans, credit cards and money owed to family members, … Continue reading →

Click on the map to see state-level information on student loan delinquencies and balances. Nearly 12% of student loans are at least 90 days delinquent, according to new federal data. But borrowers in some states are having more trouble paying … Continue reading →