student loans

• Gen Z's Worries: Affording College, Carrying Student Debt

  By Staff Writer  |  June 21, 2012

  Survey finds keen awareness of importance of money among 13- to 22-year-olds.

• Student Loan Debt Piles Up

  By Natasha Chilingerian  |  June 4, 2012

  According to the Western Union Payments Money Mindset Index survey’s student debt data for the first quarter of 2012, Gen Y is more likely than any other generation to carry student loan debt, and 10% of Gen Y members are holding a hefty amount of it–$30,000 or more.

• Student Loan Debt Stacking up for Gen Y

  By Natasha Chilingerian  |  May 25, 2012

  Western Union Payments Money Mindset Index survey finds 10% of Gen Y members owe $30,000 or more.

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  Student Borrowers Tutored on Repayment

  By Natasha Chilingerian  |  May 14, 2012

  All student loan borrowers are out to get an education, but for those who belong to credit unions, a different kind of schooling might be in store. Some credit unions say they’re placing an emphasis on educating their student loan recipients about the borrowing process, from application submission through repayment.

• Survey: Student Loan Borrowers Desire Email, Text Communication

  By Natasha Chilingerian  |  May 2, 2012

  Another top finding of the survey was 90% of respondents said they should be contacted the way they like the most.

• Student Lending Advantage Opens for Credit Unions

  By Natasha Chilingerian  |  April 29, 2012

  Lending giants U.S. Bank and JPMorgan Chase recently announced they had eliminated and reduced their private student lending programs, respectively. JPMorgan Chase will only make private student loans for existing customers.

• Student Loan Borrowers at UW Credit Union to Receive Exit Counseling

  By Natasha Chilingerian  |  April 27, 2012

  University of Wisconsin Credit Union is introducing a new program that will teach student loan borrowers all about loan repayment post-graduation.

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  Guest Opinion: Student Debt Poised to Be Next Debacle

  March 11, 2012

  Student loans are poised to become the next big consumer debt debacle. Total outstanding student loan debt is expected to top $1 trillion this year, more than double the amount owed just five years ago. That would push it well above the amount of credit card debt outstanding, which totaled...

• Unemployed Grads Upset With Sallie Mae’s Late Payment Fees

  By Natasha Chilingerian  |  January 26, 2012

  More than 50,000 people have signed a petition on the online advocacy platform Change.org calling for education financier Sallie Mae to stop charging fees for late student loan payments, Change.org announced.