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- Student loan debt keeps going up
Outstanding student loan debt surpassed $1 trillion in 2011, an amount that now exceeds what the entire nation owes in credit card debt. The amount of money owed on student loans has continued to rise, even as recession-minded consumers pay down debt elsewhere.
government student loan 05 Feb 2012 - Is There a Media Blackout of the Student Loan Crisis ?
???? ?? ?? Alan Collinge has given me a couple of great guest posts on the student loan crisis.?? They have generated quite a few comments.?? Here he is back again questioning media coverage of the issue. ?? ??????Media Coverage of the Student Loan Issue I was lucky enough to break what has turned out ...
government student loan 05 Feb 2012 - College graduates struggle with student loan debts: Plain Dealing
Student loan debts are growing so high that experts say college grads are putting off rites of passage like marrying, buying homes -- sometimes even moving out of their parents' homes.
government student loan 05 Feb 2012 - Law School Student Debt Is Just Tip of the Iceberg
Your Student Loan Ranger was intrigued by a recent report from the Center for American Progress titled "What Can We Learn from Law School? Legal Education Reflects Issues Found in All of Higher Education." In a nutshell, the report argues that the failure of schools, students, and policymakers to respond as the cost of getting a degree climbs and the chances of getting a job that pays well ...
government student loan 05 Feb 2012 - Student loan debt relief is available
Student loan debt relief is available Most people know the concept of Americorps VISTA or the Peace Corps; however, did you know that depending on length of service to these programs, a significant loan adjustment can be extended to a borrower? [...] many people have decided to dedicate their professions to community-run initiatives and, in essence, become community builders. Because of this ...
government student loan 05 Feb 2012 - Ed Lester and the Student Loan Company tax scandal
My latest video is about the story broken by the BBC that Ed Lester (Chief Executive of the Student Loans Company) is not taxed the way a Chief Executive should be. Video is at www.Youtube.com/HustonTV .
government student loan 05 Feb 2012 - President Obama warns colleges about rising tuition
Universities that fail to cut costs could risk losing some federal aid, he says. He also wants to expand government student loan programs. President Obama embraced the idea of federal action to restrain the rapidly increasing cost of higher education, giving a boost to a long-simmering policy idea that has gained steam amid growing frustration with rising tuition.
government student loan 05 Feb 2012 - 'Student loans' for entrepreneurs: The case for and against
The government is considering introducing a student-loan style system of funding for young entrepreneurs. Two business owners put the case for and against.
government student loan 05 Feb 2012 - Outcry at student loan boss's tax dodge
An urgent review has been ordered into the tax affairs of top public officials after it emerged last night that the head of the Student Loans Company (SLC) has been paid his £182,000 package without deductions for tax. Related Stories Cancer drug 'too expensive for NHS' Dean back 'home' in Albert Square Harry Redknapp interrupts evidence to lash out at 'staring' detective Suicide action reduces ...
government student loan 05 Feb 2012 - Rep. Joe Courtney: Don't Let Student Loan Rates Double
On 7/1/12, interest rates on subsidized Stafford student loans will double if Congress does nothing. Borrowers taking out $23,000 in loans will see their interest balloon by an estimated $5,000 over a 10-year repayment period.
government student loan 05 Feb 2012
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