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.
The Financial Crisis Isn't Over for Students
By Noah SmithAs housing prices collapsed during and after the recession, student loan debt rose. And the government wants its money back.
February 13, 2018
Household Debt Rises for Fifth Year in a Row: NY FedCredit card debt had the biggest percentage increase in the fourth quarter, and student loan debt showed the biggest jump in serious delinquencies.
January 29, 2018
Will Marketplace Lending Disrupt Banking?This space is ripe for disruption: Consumer respect for banks has fallen dramatically, and post-crisis regulation has made it difficult to get a loan.
January 19, 2018
CFPB Moves to Drop, Delay Cases as Priorities Shift Under MulvaneyThis case should never have been brought in the first place, a lawyer said of a payday lender suit the Bureau is dropping.
January 16, 2018
Top 10 Best Colleges With Low Student Debt: KiplingerSurprisingly, some of the biggest-name colleges in the U.S. made this ranking of schools with low debt levels and high educational quality.
January 10, 2018
China's New Year Rule Flurry May Reduce Broader Systemic RisksRegulators want to change how insurers invest in local government projects.
December 14, 2017
These Guys Want to Lend You Money Against Your BitcoinLenders offer loans with digital coins as collateral; I would be very interested in doing this, Bitcoin Jesus says.
December 13, 2017
Higher Ed Bill Like Coal in the Stockings of Student Loan BorrowersThe bill eliminates unsubsidized student loans and loan forgiveness programs, among many other provisions.