Student Loan

The other student loan problem: too little debt

LONG BEACH, Calif. (AP) — Jesse Yeh uses the University of California-Berkeley library instead of buying textbooks. He scrounges for free food at campus events and occasionally skips meals.

Congressional Democrats offer $3 trillion debt deal

Congressional Democrats are urging the debt-reduction supercommittee to pursue a far-reaching agreement to slice $3 trillion from the federal budget over the next decade through significant cuts to federal health programs, including Medicare, and as much as $1.3 trillion in new�…

The Anti-Semites of Occupy Wall Street | FrontPage Magazine

It’s anti-Semitism. Even as President Obama comes out in support of Occupy Wall Street, more and more Occupy rallies are laced with anti-Semitic signs, placards, and slogans.

Michael Moore & Cornel West on OWS, Iraq & the Progressive Discontent Obama Faces in '12 Vote

Moore says. "The people are not going to go away.

Five Things You Need To Know About Obama's Student Loan Relief Program | Fox Business

The plan will accelerate an existing plan to cap student loan payments at 10% of income to start in 2012 instead of 2014.

Protesters advocate making student loan debt disappear

NEW YORK - As President Barack Obama announces plans to ease repayment of student loan debt, some in the “Occupy” protest movement are agitating for a far more radical solution: debt forgiveness or a mass payment stoppage.

Before you sign for that loan, get educated

Student loan debt has surpassed credit card debt, and only about a third of student loan borrowers are current on their payments. 13.8 percent of student loan borrowers defaulted on their loans within three years of starting repayment, according to .