Student Loan Debt
How advisors can help clients understand the burden of student loan debt and the best ways to reduce, eliminate or manage the debt load.
January 18, 2017
CFPB Sues Navient, the Largest US Student Loan ServicerThe CFPB charges Navient with illegal practices that pushed borrowers deeper into debt or prevented their participation in income-driven repayment plans.
January 09, 2017
World’s Top 10 Colleges for MBAsThe Economist recently published its 14th annual report on full-time MBA programs at schools around the world.
December 28, 2016
8 more Dave Ramsey myths debunkedIn this months Seriously, Dave?! column, the author argues that facts, not theories, show Ramsey has no clue.
December 28, 2016
8 more Dave Ramsey myths debunkedIn this months Seriously, Dave?! column, the author argues that facts, not theories, show Ramsey has no clue.
December 22, 2016
Former FDIC Chair Bair Has a Plan to Reduce Student DebtNow president of Washington College, Bair likens the student loan crisis to the home mortgage crisis she dealt with in the past.
December 19, 2016
U.S. Is Collecting Student Loans It Promised to ForgiveThe debtors are former students of for-profit Corinthian Colleges, which filed for bankruptcy in 2015 while under a cloud of fraud investigations.
November 21, 2016
Graduate Students Receptive to Financial Advice, Despite Debt Load: StudyGraduate students are most receptive to investing, retirement techniques, which bodes well for university education programs.
November 15, 2016
Should Students Be Financially Literate Before They Take on College Debt?Financial literacy courses could help student borrowers avoid delinquency or default, according to the director of GW's financial literacy center.
November 14, 2016
Mnuchin Said to Be Top Treasury Pick Among Trump AdvisersKey transition members said to suggest ex-Goldman partner; president-elect seen making an announcement later this week.
October 31, 2016
Banks Amass $2.4T Hoard of Bonds as BofA Leads RushBanks are buying and holding more U.S. government bonds while they're simultaneously limiting lending.