Graduate Student Loans

Student loan crisis deepens, threatens financial futures

COLUMBIA, Mo. - Allison Skare is still living as a college student, unable to invest or save for retirement. A new car is only a dream — even though Skare is a college graduate and has a good job in the government sector.

Discover Tailors New Private Student Loans for Graduate Students in Health Professions, Law and MBA Programs

Discover Student Loans recently added three new private student loans designed for graduate students in health professions, law school and MBA programs. The new loans are available

Federal Student Loans Rate Set to Double

The interest rate on federal student loans is scheduled to double this summer unless Congress acts soon.

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 will credit $50 fee to suspend payments on student loans

NEW YORK -- The private student lender Sallie Mae is changing how it handles a fee charged to struggling borrowers who seek to temporarily suspend payments.

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.

Student Loans and Bankruptcy - The Debate Continues

?? ???? Alan Collinge recently contributed a piece on the idea of allowing student loans to be discharged in bankruptcy.?? It sparked quite a few comments and he has returned to address them systematically ?? ?? . Returning Bankruptcy Protections to Student Loans, in Practice I recently wrote a piece in this column showing why ...