If you have Federal Student Loans, you are likely to be able to navigate the repayment system quite well. These loans come from the Department of...
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Student Loans and the Recent College Grad
It’s six months after college graduation and what arrives? Yes, your Student Loan statement. Most student loans have a six-month grace period before...
What Should You Borrow for a College Education?
Not that much! Why? Isn’t it worth it? It may be worth it on the one hand, but it may also cause you too much debt to bear. Ann Carrns of The New...
Considerations for Co-signing a Student Loan
Both college and graduate school are costly. Much of the cost is covered by student loans, 1.36 trillion dollars’ worth. Many of these dollars are...
How to Draw Out Your Financial Aid
Time to think about going to campus, some for the first time and some as veterans. Whether a newbie or a vet, many of you will have financial aid...
Heads Up! Changes in Applying for Financial Aid
How will you decide what you can afford for your college education? The best way to figure that out is for EVERYONE to apply for financial aid – NO...
The Colleges that Do the Most for Low-income Students
There are 179 colleges that offer the best help to low-income college students. They range from a College Access Index of 1.91 to .39. Low-income...
Student Loan Crisis: An Answer
The average undergraduate student loan debt is $30,000. The total student loan debt is $1.1 trillion. Almost 20% of student borrowers default on...
Parents and Students: Start Now to Apply for Financial Aid!
Whether you are going to college for the first time next year or you are now attending college, if you need financial help to pay for your education...
Trouble Paying Back your Student Loans?
The sad weight of what you have borrowed to go to college comes down hard after college graduation. Some grads have trouble paying off those loans...