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Using Student Loans Against Obama WSJ.com

The Players: Mitt Romney and fellow Republicans The Play: Trying to outflank Barack Obama on student loans The Strategy: Polls give Mr. Obama a big lead among college students and voters under 30, an edge he enjoyed in 2008. Looking to ...
Student Loan Price War: Banks vs. Feds SmartMoney Blogs

For the time ever, students may find it cheaper to borrow from a private bank than the federal government. Though most banks traditionally offered only variable-rate student loans, a growing number recently began giving borrowers low ...
Number of the Week: Student Loan Bubble WSJ Blogs

368%: The jump since 2007 in the measure of consumer credit held by the government comprised primarily of student loans. If a student loan bubble were to pop, the government, not private banks, would be the one standing around with gum in ...
Despite Concern, Banks Give Student Loans the Old College Try WSJ.com

Even as the growth of student debt stirs debate on everything from whether the government should move to ease borrowers' burden to the ability to discharge obligations through bankruptcy, some banks are jockeying for position to lend to ...
Trying to Shed Student Debt; Lawmakers Rethink Bankruptcy-Law Ban on Walking Away From Education Loans WSJ.com

The growth of student debt is stirring debate about whether the government should step in to ease the burden by rewriting the bankruptcy laws—again.
Michigan goes hard after student loan defaulters WSJM

Former college students in the eastern half of Michigan get hauled into federal court for defaulting on their student loans at 10 times the rate of the national average.
Colleges must do more to rein in student debt; Commentary: Poor job prospects are just the start of financial woes MarketWatch

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — For the last couple of weeks, we’ve seen college seniors don cap and gown, march to the sounds of “Pomp and Circumstance” and collect their diplomas, the fruit of years of work and sacrifice.
Banks' Secret Weapon in Student Loan Fight: Mom SmartMoney Blogs

One solution lawmakers put forward in the growing debate over student loans is to forgive the debt of some borrowers who file and get approved for bankruptcy. But experts say even if Congress passes such legislation, banks have already ...
Wiping Out $90,000 in Student Loans in 7 Months WSJ Blogs

Economists are increasingly worried that many young Americans will spend coming years buried under student debt. Joe Mihalic was determined not to be one of them.
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Obama to Address Student-Loan Rates WSJ.com

WASHINGTON—Latching on to rising concern over student-loan debt, President Barack Obama will spend much of the next week urging Congress to stop interest rates on the loans from doubling.
Can Private Student Loans Undercut Federal Rates? A provision in a law that has keep rates down on subsidized Stafford loans is set to expire -- unless Congress acts quickly. SmartMoney.com

The rates on popular federal student loans could shoot up before the next academic season, depending on the outcome of a political battle brewing in Washington.
Pay Down Student Loans — by Shopping? SmartMoney Blogs

College graduates can now pay off their student loans by paying their bar tabs. That's the marketing pitch for a debit card aimed at those saddled with loan debt.
Grad School: Higher Degrees of Debt; As Congress searches for ways to alleviate the loan burden for undergrads, graduate students are sinking deeper into debt. SmartMoney.com

Graduate school, a path to higher learning and potentially higher income, increasingly lands students in higher debt brackets. But while Congress searches for ways to alleviate the loan burden for undergrads, experts say little attention is ...
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'Loophole' Closing Eyed to Fund Student Loan Policy WSJ.com

The White House and Senate Democrats are looking at ending a tax provision benefiting some small business owners to pay for a year-long extension of a freeze in student loan interest rates, which are scheduled to double from 3.4% to 6.8% ...
Student loan fees may be capped as House vote set MarketWatch

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — A step was taken Wednesday by the House Republican leadership to cap federal student loan fees, in a development that could take away an issue President Barack Obama has been campaigning on this week.

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