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The Student Loan Crisis Is Crippling America's Families -- Is The Economy Next?

With student loan debt now topping U.S. credit card debt and few or no options available for distressed borrowers (including parents who co-signed and now face the loss of nest eggs, retirement homes and other assets), America faces the very real possibility of another major economic threat on par with the devastating home mortgage crisis, according to a new survey and report, Student Loan 'Debt ...

Memphis Rep. Steve Cohen pushes bill to ease student loan burden

Bankruptcy attorneys say they're seeing a sharp increase in contacts from individuals weighed down by student loan debt, with many borrowers delinquent and nearing default.

Are Student Loans the Next Debt Bomb?

An increasing number of Americans are buckling under the weight of mounting student loan debt and the fallout could look a lot like the nation's catastrophic mortgage meltdown, experts say.

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 ...

Survey: 4 Out 5 U.S. Bankruptcy Attorneys Report Major Jump in Student Loan Debtors Seeking Help, Fears Grow of Next ...

The Same Front-Line Experts Who Were Among the First to Warn of the Rising Mortgage Crisis Now Point to Emerging "Student Loan Debt Bomb"; The New Face of Student Debt: Vietnam Vet Parent Who Co-Signed Loans and Now is Likely to Lose His Golden Years.

Student loans may launch for RTC's aerospace training

For students enrolled in aerospace-industry courses at Renton Technical College, a bill proposed in the Legislature to extend the Aerospace Training Student Loan Program (ALP), if passed, could alleviate some of the stress of paying for tuition.

Fact check: The exploding student loan debt chart

This Occupy Wall Street-affiliated chart, at right, flew around Facebook and Twitter this week as hundreds of people used it to share their frustrations about ballooning student debt in America. It's also inspired blog posts at Jezebel and Buzzfeed, among other sites. But as far as we can tell, the chart is just plain wrong. Mark [...]