Is It Time for One Loan Program?

By Beckie Supiano. The federal student-loan system is broken! There, I said it. If you work in the financial-aid profession, your reaction is to yawn. If you are a student or parent, you breeze through it as just another confusing story about a confusing topic. If you are a member of Congress, you scratch your head and wonder what in the world could this person mean by such a statement—aren’t the federal loans wonderful and helping millions earn degrees? Read more...