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Locals applaud student loan changes

University of Iowa student leaders probably won't take action following a recent change in Sallie Mae's forbearance policies. Sallie Mae — the nation's largest distributor of private student loans — changed its fee policy Feb. 2 in response to a Change.org petition that received 77,000 signatures.

Sallie Mae on the chopping block

Average college grad's petition makes headway Twenty-three-year-old college graduate Stef Gray has one message to the public: Stay away from Sallie Mae loans. ...

What the new student loan plans mean for you

Unlike a mortgage, with student loans you don't have a tangible asset that you can sell to pay it off and unlike credit card debt, they're notoriously difficult to get rid of even through bankruptcy. Fortunately, two new programs are starting this year to help people tackle this debt.

Obama’s student load debt relief plan goes into affect early

Graduate students received financial assistance from President Obama’s student loan debt relief plan last month. Originally, this was supposed take place on Jan. 2014, but in the midst of the tuition and loan crisis students will see their financial loans lessen this year.

President Obama’s student loan debt relief plan goes into effect early

Graduate students received financial assistance from President Obama’s student loan debt relief plan last month. Originally, this was supposed take place on Jan. 2014, but in the midst of the tuition and loan crisis students will see their financial loans lessen this year.

'Pay As You Earn': What students need to know

For families struggling to pay for college, 2012 won't be pretty. This year, interest rates on some federal loans will increase, tuition will go up, and it will become harder to qualify for a full Pell Grant. But there is also some good news.

Meet fee-fighting vigilante Molly Katchpole

If it weren't for Molly Katchpole, we might all be paying a fee for using our debit cards. She's the force behind the petition that helped kill Bank of America's debit card fee and, most recently, the ...