Tag: Student loans

Portland Trail Blazers point guard Damian Lillard, center, looks on during commencement exercises at Weber State Friday, May 1, 2015, in Ogden, Utah. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Student loan ‘crisis’ driven by unprepared students turning to for-profit schools: Study

Joseph Lawler · September 10, 2015 5:11 pm

A student loan portfolio released ThursdayÂ sheds new light on the status of the massive build-up of student debt in the U.S. over the past decade.Â (Photo by Imeh Akpanudosen/Getty Images for UCLA)

Student debt: The good, the bad and the ugly

Joseph Lawler · August 21, 2015 4:01 am

Use of special repayment plans for federal student loans is soaring, and rose 56 percent over the last year, the Department of Education reported Thursday.

Use of special student loan repayment plans jumps 56 percent

Joseph Lawler · August 20, 2015 3:00 pm

The share of U.S. student debt delinquent for at least 90 days rose slightly to 11.45 percent in the second quarter, according to the latest report on household debt and credit from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York.Â (Michael Okoniewski/Bloomberg)

Here’s why student loan delinquencies are so high

Joseph Lawler · August 20, 2015 4:01 am

GOP Floating New Solutions To Make Colleges Work For Students

Shoshana Weissmann · August 18, 2015 6:18 pm

U.S. consumers took on $119 billion in new auto loans in the second quarter. (iStock Photo)

Auto loans surge, eclipse $1 trillion

Joseph Lawler · August 13, 2015 3:49 pm

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks during a campaign event in Ames, Iowa. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)

Beltway Confidential

Hillary Clinton’s debt-free college plan would raise tuition

Jason Russell · August 10, 2015 6:43 pm

Marco Rubio described Hillary Clinton's plan as a typical progressive approach. Jeb Bush said, "We don't need ... solutions thatÂ will raise the cost of college even further and shift the burden to hardworking taxpayers." (AP Photos)

GOP candidates on Clinton college plan: ‘Stop pouring money into an outdated system’

Gabby Morrongiello · August 10, 2015 4:36 pm

Hillary Clinton pauses while speaking during an event in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. (Daniel Acker/Bloomberg)

Hillary Clinton will unveil her plan to deal with college costs

Ariel Cohen · August 10, 2015 3:51 pm

Breaking Down the Broken Economics of Hillary’s College Debt Plan

Shoshana Weissmann · August 10, 2015 2:32 pm

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton during a roundtable discussion home care, Thursday, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Hillary to roll out plan to overhaul student loans

Barbara Boland · August 7, 2015 6:35 pm

Members of minority groups who obtain higher education still lag far behind whites in accumulating wealth and obtaining financial stability. (AP Photo)Â

Student debt undermining advantages of college for minorities

Sean Higgins · July 29, 2015 3:00 pm