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What the New Student Loan Plans Mean For You

When it comes to debt, we usually think about mortgages and credit cards. Yet, the amount of student loan debt has recently surpassed credit card debt. Unlike a mortgage, 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. These are some of the reasons that student loan debt helped fuel ...

Student loan interest rate set to go up

President Barack Obama's State of the Union speech may be causing anxiety for families with college-bound students. In addressing the rapidly rising cost of higher education, Obama noted that the fixed interest rates on student loans are set to double in July if Congress fails to act.

MT teachers in critical shortage areas may get student loan help

HELENA- The Montana Office of Public Instruction has announced that applications for student loan repayment assistance for teachers in "critical shortage areas" are now available.

Montana teachers in critical shortage areas may get student loan help

HELENA - The Montana Office of Public Instruction announced on Wednesday that applications for student loan repayment assistance for teachers in critical shortage areas are now available.

Esther J. Cepeda: The fear of federal college loans

CHICAGO — If you're not intimately familiar with the terrifying phrase "February is FAFSA time," you don't have college-age kids. Or you're wealthy enough to be unencumbered by the gut-wrenching process of filling out the dreaded Free Application for Federal Student Aid, the gateway to federal and state student grants, work-study and loans for college.

For college bound, a look at financial aid changes

The mad dash to cobble together college funding will soon be under way.

Wipe out student loan debt

There's no easy way to escape from your college loans, but for most people, options such as repayment and forgiveness plans do exist. The point is to avoid defaulting.