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28 février 2018

The rise of the jumbo student loan

During the housing boom of the 2000s, jumbo mortgages with very large balances became a flashpoint for a brewing crisis. Now, researchers are zeroing in on a related crack but in the student debt market: very large student loans with balances exceeding $50,000. More...

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28 février 2018

The reward of risk analysis: increasing student loan repayment success

There is a wealth of insight within the complexity of borrower data. By mining it, institutions are improving their ability to support student loan repayment success. More...

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28 février 2018

Budget deal could ease pressure on four historically black colleges

Dillard University, Xavier University of Louisiana and Southern University at New Orleans, all in New Orleans, as well as Tougaloo College in Jackson, Miss., took out more than $360 million in loans under the HBCU Capital Financing Program to help rebuild after Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. The loans were capped at 1% interest over 30 years. More...

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27 février 2018

How is college debt affecting home buying?

A costly college diploma could be costing millennials the other American dream: owning a home. More...

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27 février 2018

Vice-chancellors told high pay is immoral amid rising student debt

The hearing came as a string of universities across the UK prepared for strike action on Thursday, with lecturers and professors battling with university administrations over efforts to cut pensions awarded to staff. More...

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26 février 2018

Commuter students: locked out, left out and growing in number

With soaring debt, and no maintenance grants, more than 50% of students at some universities now live at home. More...

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24 février 2018

Costs Mount for Federal Loan Programs

By Paul Fain. The increasing popularity of income-driven repayment plans for federal loans, as well as loan forgiveness programs, might soon lead to the federal government losing money on its huge student loan portfolio, according to a newly released audit from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Inspector General. More...

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24 février 2018

Budget Law Forgives Debt of Louisiana Black Colleges

By Scott Jaschik. The budget bill enacted last week included a provision clearing more than $330 million owed by four historically black colleges for loans they took out from the U.S. Education Department to help with recovery from Hurricane Katrina, The New Orleans Advocate reported. More...

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23 février 2018

Bankruptcy Standards Get New Scrutiny

By Andrew Kreighbaum. Education Department signals interest in revisiting rules making student loans eligible for bankruptcy -- a priority for some Democrats and consumer groups. More...

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23 février 2018

Scramble for Aid Money in Budget Deal

By Andrew Kreighbaum. Senate Democrats want to use $4 billion from the budget deal for Public Service Loan Forgiveness, but some higher education groups have other ideas for the money. More...

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