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Michelle Singletary | U.S. student loan debt is ticking out of control
Mark Kantrowitz, publisher of finaid.org, one of the best sites for college financial aid information, has posted a "Student Loan Debt Clock" that keeps a running tally of federal and private student loans. The last time I checked, the total was more than $848 billion.
Read more...Student finds way to cut tuition costs
With college students heading back to campus many are getting a real life lesson in economics as the demand for student loans and financial aid has dramatically increased over the past year but the amount of available money hasn't.
Read more...Student financial aid flubs
Eight common mistakes students and parents make about student financial aid
Read more...7 strategies to avoid the college debt trap
Is it worth it to pay $200,000 for a liberal arts education, especially if it means taking out loans? One of my 20-something Kiplinger colleagues answers bluntly: "If I had realized how much debt I was getting into, I would have gone to my state school instead of an expensive private college."
Read more...Afghans continue pulling money from troubled bank
Nervous Afghans pulled more deposits out of the nation's largest bank despite assurances from government leaders that their money was safe.
Read more...How financial reform will work
Almost two years after the near collapse of the U.S. financial system, a sweeping reform package has finally been signed into law. Now the real work begins.
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