May 8, 2018
9 Things You Didn’t Know About Student Loans
Around 71% of Americans have student loan debt when they graduate from college–and paying it off isn’t easy. The standard repayment…
January 22, 2018
How Does Student Loan Interest Work?
The basics of student loans are pretty straightforward. A lender (usually the federal government) gives you a certain amount of…
January 8, 2018
How to Get Student Loans Without a Cosigner
How to Get Student Loans Without a Cosigner Lending institutions are a business and, like any business, they want to…
January 7, 2016
5 Tips for Students Filing Taxes for the First Time
Many people filing their taxes for the first time this season are college students or recent college graduates. Here are…
November 25, 2015
Should You Borrow Money to Study Abroad?
Consider this scenario: You’re a third-year college student and you’ve chosen to study in Dublin, Ireland, for a semester. Your…
November 5, 2015
Students and Debt: Where the 2016 Democratic Presidential Candidates Stand on Student Loan Debt
Current student loan debt stands at more than $1 trillion, with students graduating from four-year colleges and universities with the…
November 4, 2015
Students and Debt: Where the 2016 Republican Presidential Candidates Stand on Student Loan Debt
With just over a year until the 2016 presidential election, candidates from both parties have found themselves having to answer…
October 21, 2015
4 Student Loan Options for Non-Traditional Students
The term “non-traditional students” refers to students who are not enrolled full-time in a four-year college or university immediately after…
September 23, 2015
4 Reasons Community Lenders are Better Than Big Banks
When choosing a lender for your loan, you have two general options: community lenders or large national banks. Community lenders…
September 22, 2015
Aggregate Loan Limits: Federal and Private Student Loans
There is a life-time cap for student loan eligibility. It is referred to as the “Aggregate Limit”.This is the point…
September 18, 2015
Student Loan Certification: What Is It and How Does It Work?
Every year, students around the country complete student loan applications in order to pay for tuition and other related expenses…
September 15, 2015
Cut Private Loan Costs: Get a Low Rate and Pay It Off Fast
Comparing loan applications feels like tedious work until you realize that taking a few minutes to compare your options will…