College students have taken on so much debt that many political leaders are declaring a “student debt crisis.” Certainly, many former students are facing a crisis as they struggle to…
Parent PLUS is not typically the loan program making headlines when student loans are in the news. But over the past several years, it has become a central part of…
Student loan debt, now totaling roughly $1.3 trillion, is the second largest source of debt in the United States. This is especially concerning given that there are presently eight million people…
Mark Twain’s famous quip about the rumors of his demise applies to the private higher education lending industry. Many people think that because Congress did away with the nominally private…
At the end of October, the Department of Education released its much-awaited "gainful employment" rule. It is supposed to fix (or at least lessen) the problem that many students who pursue vocational training with federal student aid money wind up without a job that pays well enough for them to cover their loans.
Discharging student debt in bankruptcy would be a good idea, if colleges had a stake.
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Lenient rules encourage students to keep borrowing, ignore costs, and hunt for “public service” jobs.