Department of Education Report: 1 In 8 Borrowers Defaulted On Student Loans
Indiana’s three-year student loan default rate is slightly lower than the national average for borrowers who began repayment in 2009.
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October 1, 2012
August 21, 2012
How Student Loan Debt Can Follow You To Retirement
The number of retirees seeing their Social Security benefits reduced to pay off student loans has increased dramatically in the last decade.
How Student Loan Debt Can Follow You To Retirement
The number of retirees seeing their Social Security benefits reduced to pay off student loans has increased dramatically in the last decade.
August 9, 2012
As Tuition Increased, So Did Grant Aid
Tuition at many colleges has more than doubled in the last decade — but so has financial aid from grants and scholarships students don’t have to pay back. A graph from Planet Money shows the average student receives about $7,000 in grant money, an increase of more than 50 percent since 2001. There’s also a [...]
As Tuition Increased, So Did Grant Aid
Tuition at many colleges has more than doubled in the last decade — but so has financial aid from grants and scholarships students don’t have to pay back. A graph from Planet Money shows the average student receives about $7,000 in grant money, an increase of more than 50 percent since 2001. There’s also a [...]
August 3, 2012
Report Finds $32 Billion In Federal Aid Goes To For-Profit Universities
Two reports out this week tell us more about students borrowing to attend for-profit universities. The Consumerist writes a two-year investigation by the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions released Monday revealed $32 billion in federal aid goes to for-profit schools each year. The report, entitled “The Failure to Safeguard the Federal Investment and Ensure [...]
Report Finds $32 Billion In Federal Aid Goes To For-Profit Universities
Two reports out this week tell us more about students borrowing to attend for-profit universities. The Consumerist writes a two-year investigation by the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions released Monday revealed $32 billion in federal aid goes to for-profit schools each year. The report, entitled “The Failure to Safeguard the Federal Investment and Ensure [...]
July 23, 2012
What Happened To Student Lending During The Financial Crisis
Private lenders gave out more college loans to more students who likely shouldn’t have qualified for them, a federal report said Friday. Now, defaults among those loans are “spiking.”
What Happened To Student Lending During The Financial Crisis
Private lenders gave out more college loans to more students who likely shouldn’t have qualified for them, a federal report said Friday. Now, defaults among those loans are “spiking.”
July 19, 2012
Five Ways Paying For College Has Changed In The Last Five Years
Sallie Mae released its annual look at how America pays for college earlier this week. About 1,600 students and parents responded to a survey that asked about college costs and financing. The student loan lender started conducting the research in 2008. Here are five ways paying for college has changed in the last five years.
Five Ways Paying For College Has Changed In The Last Five Years
Sallie Mae released its annual look at how America pays for college earlier this week. About 1,600 students and parents responded to a survey that asked about college costs and financing. The student loan lender started conducting the research in 2008. Here are five ways paying for college has changed in the last five years.
July 13, 2012
What Average Net Price By Income Can (And Can’t) Tell Us About College Costs
Here’s a new tool Indiana families can use to help estimate the cost of college. The Federal Education Budget Project has added net price by income level to its database of U.S. colleges and universities. Clare McCann of Ed Money Watch explains: Net price by income level can be a valuable tool for potential students [...]
What Average Net Price By Income Can (And Can’t) Tell Us About College Costs
Here’s a new tool Indiana families can use to help estimate the cost of college. The Federal Education Budget Project has added net price by income level to its database of U.S. colleges and universities. Clare McCann of Ed Money Watch explains: Net price by income level can be a valuable tool for potential students [...]
June 14, 2012
How The Costs Of Indiana Colleges Rank Against Their Peers
Six Indiana colleges appeared on lists released Wednesday by the U.S. Department of Education that rank higher education institutions based on affordability.
How The Costs Of Indiana Colleges Rank Against Their Peers
Six Indiana colleges appeared on lists released Wednesday by the U.S. Department of Education that rank higher education institutions based on affordability.
May 17, 2012
Three Reasons You Shouldn’t Worry About The Student Loan Bubble
The student loan market is in a bubble, one writer says — but don’t get too worried about it.
Three Reasons You Shouldn’t Worry About The Student Loan Bubble
The student loan market is in a bubble, one writer says — but don’t get too worried about it.
May 14, 2012
Why We Should Worry About A Bubble In Student Loans — Even If It Doesn’t Exist
Bubble or no, recent reporting shows troubling trends behind the fears about college lending aren’t reversing themselves.
Why We Should Worry About A Bubble In Student Loans — Even If It Doesn’t Exist
Bubble or no, recent reporting shows troubling trends behind the fears about college lending aren’t reversing themselves.