By Andrew Kreighbaum. A new report from the National Center for Education Statistics finds that 63 percent of college graduates still held student loan debt within four years of earning their degree. More...
27 avril 2017
25 avril 2017
EU students given pledge on loans and fee status
The government on Friday confirmed that European Union students will continue to remain eligible for undergraduate, masters, postgraduate and advanced learner financial support in academic year 2018-19. More...
20 avril 2017
More loans misery as provider goes under
By Stephen Downes - Stephen's Web. More loans misery as provider goes under
Billy Camden, FE Week, 2017/03/10
The big difference between corporations and societies is that corporations can fold while societies can't. The people in a society don't disappear, the obligations don't just go away, the debts cannot simply be written off. More...
15 avril 2017
A new look at the lasting consequences of student debt
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Recent college graduates who borrow are leaving school with an average of $34,000 in student loans. That's up from $20,000 just 10 years ago, according to a new analysis from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. More...
15 avril 2017
The fate of student debt forgiveness
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Imagine if one notice from the federal government could cause you to question your major life decisions.
More than half a million people may have found themselves in that situation after a new legal filing by the Education Department. More...
15 avril 2017
Student loan interest rate set to rise by a third after UK inflation surge
By Rupert Jones. Increase in inflation, driven by pound’s Brexit slide, means students will pay more as others benefit from low borrowing rates. More...
14 avril 2017
Students protest over switch from study grants to loans
The students were demonstrating following a government decree signed by President Pierre Nkurunziza transforming their grants into loans, reported Radio France International. More...
12 avril 2017
Loan Forgiveness Uncertainty
By Andrew Kreighbaum. Recent court filing by Department of Education fuels uncertainty about whether borrowers can count on contractors’ assertions that they qualify for federal debt relief program. More...
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