Student-Loan Debt Is Strangling Gen X

For many in the “forgotten generation,” the promise of higher education has become an albatross of debt and regret. And it’s ...

Department of Education aims to warn students of federal loan risks — but critics say more urgent issues exist

The federal Department of Education announced recently that it’s launching a new initiative to warn students and their ...

Department of Education announces new focus on warning students of the risks of federal loans — but critics push back, argue more urgent issues exist

Consumer advocates criticized the department’s new focus on financial literacy, saying more pressing issues exist. In a CNBC interview, Carolina Rodriguez, director of the Education Debt Consumer ...
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Student loans in default to be referred to debt collection, Education Department says

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Education Department will begin collection next month on student loans that are in default, including the garnishing of wages for potentially millions of borrowers, officials ...

A Quarter Of Student Loan Borrowers Expect To Pay Off Their Debt This Year

Many student loan borrowers are having trouble keeping up with payments. However, almost a quarter expect to be free of their ...