Tag: Student loans

FILE - This April 17, 2014 file photo shows Attorney General Eric Holder speaking in Overland Park, Kansas. Student lender Sallie Mae has reached a $60 million settlement with the federal government to resolve allegations it charged military service members excessive interest rates on their student loans. The settlement was announced Tuesday Holder and Education Secretary Arne Duncan. (AP Photo/Orlin Wagner, File)

Sallie Mae, Justice Department in $60M settlement

Washington Examiner · May 14, 2014 2:00 am

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Student debt increases to $1.1 trillion, borrowers lagging in home and auto buying

Joseph Lawler · May 13, 2014 3:58 pm

Federal Reserve Chairwoman Janet Yellen speaks during a Financial Stability Oversight Council meeting May 7 at the Treasury Department in Washington. (Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Janet Yellen warns student debt may be holding back housing recovery

Joseph Lawler · May 8, 2014 4:00 am

Editorial cartoons

Editorial cartoon: Graduation selfie

Washington Examiner · May 6, 2014 4:00 am

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Gallup-Purdue University: Just 29% students say colleges prepare them ‘for life’

Paul Bedard · May 6, 2014 4:00 am

A student reads a book on the quad of the University of Alabama. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)

Student loan interest rates to rise with Treasury 10-year note

Bloomberg News · May 5, 2014 4:00 am

Grieving borrowers told to repay student loan

Grieving borrowers told to repay student loan

Kimberly Hefling · April 22, 2014 1:07 pm

A recent report by the New America Foundation argues that the real student debt problem occurs on the graduate level. (Thinkstock)

Manhattan Moment: Graduate borrowing is the real student debt problem

Judah Bellin · April 4, 2014 4:00 am

Rule targets for-profit colleges over student debt

Rule targets for-profit colleges over student debt

Philip Elliott · March 14, 2014 12:42 pm

Big Ideas: On Elizabeth Warren, coal ash and the debt

Joseph Lawler · March 14, 2014 4:00 am

Court reinstates claims against 2 student lenders

Court reinstates claims against 2 student lenders

Washington Examiner · March 13, 2014 8:15 pm

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Manhattan Moment: Federal student loan programs need greater oversight

Judah Bellin · March 7, 2014 5:00 am