College Planning
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CFPB Seeks $183M From Lender Over Corinthian College Loan Scheme
By Melanie WaddellThe bureau alleges Aequitas enabled the now defunct for-profit college company to make high-cost private loans to students.
August 10, 2017
529 College Plans and Taxes: The Basics and Then SomeFind out how to decipher the basic IRS rules, though for IRS that means complicated, for 529 college savings plans.
August 08, 2017
Colleges Feeling the Pressure of High TuitionBut a possible solution under consideration by a national association for private nonprofit schools could reduce financial aid based on merit.
August 04, 2017
Cappex.com Launches Free Multi-College Application PlatformStudents can apply to multiple participating colleges at no cost.
July 28, 2017
New Tool Helps Families Assess Effects of Budget Cuts on Student AidA new tool from the National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators shows the impact of Trump budget cuts on financial aid at individual schools.
July 27, 2017
Mnuchin Says Prioritizing Debt Payments `Doesn't Make Sense'The Treasury secretary said the government should honor all of its obligations.
July 25, 2017
New Interest Rate Bill Calls for Financial InclusionA new bill aims to change the way interest rates on loans are determined when they are transferred or sold in order to increase access to financial markets for low- and middle-income people.
July 21, 2017
S&P's Prescient Warning on America's Fiscal UnpredictabilityIs the U.S. political system really more stable than that of an emerging market?