Tag: Student loans

In a survey of Americans' personal financial situations released by the Federal Reserve Thursday, nearly half of the respondents who majored in computer science or information science said that the costs of college outweighed the benefits. (iStock Photo)

The surprising college major many graduates now regret

Joseph Lawler · August 8, 2014 7:54 pm

Education Department to ease college loan rules

Education Department to ease college loan rules

Andrew Taylor · August 7, 2014 6:21 pm

Madigan suing student loan debt repayment companies

Madigan suing student loan debt repayment companies

Bryan Cohen · July 15, 2014 6:12 pm

Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan speaks during a press conference Monday, July 14, 2014, in Chicago. Madigan has filed lawsuits against two companies for allegedly scamming people who are repaying student loan debt. The lawsuits name Chicago-based First American Tax Defense LLC and Frisco, Texas-based Broadsword Student Advantage LLC. The companies allegedly charged people up to $1,200 up front for sham services.(AP Photo/Stacy Thacker)

Illinois AG sues, alleging student loan debt scams

Sophia Tareen · July 14, 2014 7:10 pm

Student loan interest rates to increase

Student loan interest rates to increase

Kimberly Hefling · June 30, 2014 3:09 pm

‘Student Loan Relief Now’

Ike Brannon · June 30, 2014 4:00 am

Penn State campus

Is a college degree still worth it? Study says yes

Joseph Pisani · June 24, 2014 3:39 pm

President Obama feels no hesitation in concluding that the cost of higher education has placed "too big a debt load on too many young people."ÃÂ (iStock Image)

Obama’s deficient plan for student loans

Steve Chapman · June 23, 2014 2:28 pm

With overall student debt in the U.S. at more than $1 trillion, many lawmakers are pushing legislation to lower graduatesÃ¢â¬â¢ repayment costs. (Thinkstock)

How much do you know about the student loan boom?

Joseph Lawler, ryan-teague · June 19, 2014 2:28 pm

President Obama talks signs an Executive Order to cut waste and promote efficient spending across the federal government in the Oval Office at the White House on November 9, 2011 in Washingtons. (Photo by Yuri Gripas-Pool/Getty Images)

Five times that President Obama went around Congress

Susan Crabtree · June 17, 2014 10:36 am

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The administration is mismanaging the student debt problem

Judah Bellin · June 12, 2014 10:31 pm

President Obama's expansion of the federal student loan forgiveness program used executive authority to force through an idea already included in his 2015 budget proposal. (AP/Jacquelyn Martin)

Obama proposed big reforms to rein in loan costs in 2015 budget

Susan Ferrechio · June 12, 2014 1:00 pm