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FILTER RESULTS ►Obama threatens to veto Republican student loan plan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House threatened on Wednesday to veto a Republican bill to switch federal student loan interest rates to a market-based system, arguing the plan would create more uncertainty for students and familie...
Consumer Loan Delinquencies Hit A New Low
By Calafia Beach Pundit: Delinquency rates on consumer loans and credit cards fell to a new all-time low in the first quarter of this year. (click to enlarge) Abstracting from student loans, which are growing at a (frightening) 20%+Show More Summary
Administration says House student loan plan falls short
House Republicans came up with a student loan reform plan they said was along the lines of what President Barack Obama proposed _ let the loan rate change with the market (background story). But it turns out it wasn’t similar...
Obama Threatens Veto of House Student Loan Plan
The White House Budget Office said Wednesday the GOP plan does not guarantee current low interest rates for students and creates uncertainty for them.
SoFi Answers the Call to Refinance Student Loans and Provides Unique Community Benefits
Recently, there’s been a lot of talk amongst leaders in Washington about how to improve the painful process of repaying student loans. At SoFi, we feel your pain and work hard to offer more flexible, more affordable options for our borrowers. Show More Summary
Everything you could possibly need to know about student loan budgets (with gifs!)
On Monday, we wrote a post explaining that “No, the federal government does not profit off student loans” (as the original headline put it). A number of people have pushed back at that conclusion, pointing out that it depends on … Continue reading ?
Student Loans: From Completely Disastrous, to Just 99 Percent
Neal McCluskey
On Thursday, the U.S. House of Representatives is scheduled to take up The Smarter Solutions for Students Act, which would end the practice of Congress designating interest rates for federal student loans, and instead link rates to the 10-year Treasury note. Show More Summary
Student Loan Problems: One Third Of Millennials Regret Going To College
About one third of millennials say they would have been better off working, instead of going to college and paying tuition.
Former US Secretary of Education: Is College Worth It?
With the cost of higher education skyrocketing, student loan debt growing, and youth unemployment persistently high, a former United States Secretary of Education asks "Is College Worth It?"
Washington, D.C. is No. 1 in Student Loan Debt Concentration
Over one-quarter of D.C. residents have student loan debt. [ more › ]
DC Has America's Highest Concentration of Student Loans
The latest Fed report on student loan debt includes some neat-o maps showing how all of America's student debt is distributed geographically. Washington DC sure is smart, and broke! Read more...
The Next Generation University
With the economy stuck in neutral, tuition prices and student loan debt skyrocketing, and parents and students increasingly questioning the value of a college degree, our public institutions urgently need a different approach to the challenge or educating an increasingly diverse mix of students at a reasonable cost. Show More Summary
Amid fears about debt, one family goes to the extreme to avoid student loans
Claudia Poglianich had just one major request when her daughter Olivia began looking at colleges two years ago: that Olivia would pick a school where she had the greatest chance of emerging debt-free. It was an ask that seemed almost quaint in a world where college costs have reached record highs and students are almost [...]
Left Mobilizes 'Mass Movement' for College Debt Relief
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) has introduced a bill to cut college student loan interest rates to just 0.75%, a move that progressive Huffington Post writer Robert Kuttner says could spark a “counter-revolution against austerity politics.”...Show More Summary
Debtors bear the burden of student loans years later
Saddled with student loan debt, many college graduates stare at their statements and see eye-popping dollar figures. To wit: Carin Kilby Clark owes $140,000 for a bachelor’s degree and an MBA from Strayer University. She’s now studying for a master’s degree in project management from Walden University, in addition working full time as a U.S. [...]
The Government Bans Doctors Who Can’t Repay Their Student Loans From Treating Medicare Patients
Over ten percent of all doctors and nurses on the government’s Medicare and Medicaid blacklist end up on it because they defaulted on government-backed student loans. Medical workers on the blacklist are barred from treating Medicare and Medicaid patients or receiving federal reimbursements for a predesignated time period. According to a Modern Healthcare analysis of [...]
Think Tank Shreds Elizabeth Warren's Student Loan Reform Plan As A 'Cheap Political Gimmick'
Elizabeth Warren made headlines last week for saying that she believed students should pay the same rate for loans as big Wall Street banks, 0.75%.
The Obama administration extended 3.4% interest rate on subsidized federal student loans last year, but that measure is set to expire in July leaving room for reform. Show More Summary
Gillibrand’s Student Loan Proposal Follows Warren’s Lead
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., has proposed legislation that would allow holders of student debt to refinance their loans at lower interest rates, a move that could save tens of millions of borrowers a combined $14.5 billion in the first year. Show More Summary
Gillibrand offers bill to lower student loan interest for millions
Most people with student loan debt are struggling with higher interest rates than mortgages and many other loans carry. And in most cases, refinancing isn't an option for student loan debt. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is seeking to change...Show More Summary
No, the federal government does not profit off student loans
If you’re sick of having to make student loan payments, you’re not alone. A recent report from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau estimates that there 38 million student loan borrowers in the United States and the total debt load has … Continue reading ?
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