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Students

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New College Grads Being Challenged by Economy

By Bill Fay | September 24, 2012

Freshly graduated college students are finding little success in the job market. Low starting salaries and the need to repay student loans is pushing many of them to go back to school.

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Student Loans Reach Record Highs With No Debt Relief in Sight

By Bill Fay | September 14, 2012

As a record number of borrowers default on their student loans, a new poll shows that those who haven’t paid off their loans want their lenders to forgive the debt.…

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Bankruptcy & Student Loans

By Bill Fay | July 9, 2012

More than four million borrowers have defaulted on student loans, but if they’re hoping bankruptcy will bail them out, they better have a Plan B. The majority of consumer debt…

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U.S. College Students Consumed by Credit Card Debt

By Bill Fay | July 2, 2012

The results are troubling for economists. In a country riddled with consumer debt — the next generation of American consumers, college students, seem to be following in their parents’ footsteps,…

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Congress Steps Up, Keeps Stafford Loan Rates at 3.4 percent

By Bill Fay | July 2, 2012

It came down to the wire, but Congress finally voted to help out millions of current and former college students who have accumulated up to $1 trillion in student loans.…

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Health Professions: Loans for Medical and Nursing School

By Bill Fay | May 29, 2012

The demand for doctors and nurses in the United States is extremely high, but so is the cost of education for both professions. More than 76% of the 2016 medical…