Student Loans

The New York Times recently published a story that has Georgia's current and aspiring college students concerned. It said that Georgia's HOPE Scholarship is in serious danger. This means that the hopes of many high school and college students are on the verge of being dashed. Until now, the...

When the U.S. Department of Education published its new set of student aid rules recently, many education commentators saw a series of small tweaks to the current student aid system that came amid a few minor controversies -- and one glaring hole where a major controversy should have been. That...

Still in student loan debt and wondering how you'll ever pay it all off? One person in this position is pursuing a counter-intuitive approach to get out of debt. Benjamin Huddle, a 31-year-old analyst for the U.S. Department of Transportation, graduated with a bachelor's degree in economics from...

Budgets may be tight for most Americans, but that hasn't stopped colleges and universities from raising tuition. Public universities, which are typically perceived as a more affordable option, are really turning up the heat on students thanks to rising debts in both state and local governments....

In part one of this two-part series, Money College blogger Jennifer Larson explored how students can get student loans paid or deferred through their volunteer work. Here, she reports on loan forgiveness students earn through SponsorChange.org. When Sheena Hancock received an e-mail from...

In part one of this two-part series, Money College blogger Jennifer Larson explores how students can get student loans paid or deferred through their volunteer work. If you feel stuck in the never-ending cog of student loan debt, you are certainly not alone. A lot of people are in the same...

With $830 billion in student loans outstanding in America, mounting student loan debt is increasingly wreaking havoc on the lives of U.S. college graduates and dropouts alike. As unemployment remains stubbornly high, delinquencies and default rates are rising as indebted borrowers struggle to...