The price of a college education continues to rise, with tuition and room and board now costing nearly $20,000 per year. And while most students do not end up paying the full price tag, the average graduating college senior who takes out loans...
In the early 1990s, most students didn’t borrow to attend college. Today, about two out of every three students are relying on college loans to pay for their bachelor’s degrees.
According to the Project on Student Debt, the typical undergraduate...
A disturbing number of Americans have defaulted on their student loans. According to a recent Federal Reserve report, one in three borrowers are 90 days or more late with their payments...
Every year 20 million families complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA), and many of them make mistakes that can hurt their children’s financial aid chances...