Obama proposes market-based interest rates for student loans
President Barack Obama on Wednesday proposed shifting federal student loans to market-based rates rather than the current system in which interest rates are fixed by law and subject…
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Feds’ loan changes hamper black college enrollment
Thousands of students this year unexpectedly had to stay at home, transfer to a less expensive school, or find new money after the U.S. Department of Education quietly…
Brief relief, long-term questions on student loans
Congress might have averted a doubling of interest rates on millions of new federal student loans, but the fix is only for a year, leaving students on edge…
Federal student loans by the numbers
Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, is suggesting the Department of Education should be dissolved in an effort to save money towards the federal deficit, Yahoo! News reports.
Online counseling pushing college students toward risky private loans
College and university websites should require prospective students to check their eligibility for federal student aid before private loans with ever-changing interest rates are presented as a legitimate…
Pick from the federal student loan smorgasbord
If you need to borrow to finance your education, federal student loans should be first on your menu. Congress and the U.S. Department of Education regulate federal student…
For-profit colleges face more scrutiny in new report
A government report released Aug. 4 details “fraudulent” practices among recruiters for some for-profit colleges, and public criticism of the popular institutions has mounted as recent statistics show…