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Should You Buy a House with a Ton of Student Loan Debt?

July 20th, 2011 · No Comments

Liz Weston, one of the best personal finance experts out there, recently received this question from a reader: Next year we will be shopping for a house in the $150,000-to-$200,000 range and hope to have $20,000 to $30,000 saved for a down payment. We have about $75,000 in student loans we are paying down. Would [...]

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Meet The Filmmakers Who Are Fighting The Student Loan System

July 20th, 2011 · No Comments

For anyone still paying for their education years after graduating, you could be forgiven for believing that Default resembles a horror movie more than a documentary.  Produced by Serge Bakalian and directed by  Aurora Meneghello, Default: the Student Loan Documentary takes a frank and frightening look at the student loan industry through interviews with borrowers, academics and student loan …

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Student Loan Debt Crushing College Hopes

July 20th, 2011 · No Comments

Four in five Americans believe the average level of student loan debt is too high to justify going to college, according to a new survey.

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Helping students handle private loans

July 19th, 2011 · No Comments

Last week, the Project on Student Debt released a report highlighting the efforts of some college financial aid offices to help borrowers avoid taking on too much student loan debt.

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Majority of Americans Say Student Loan Debt is Too Much

July 19th, 2011 · No Comments

Americans are growing more wary of mounting student loan debt and the value of higher education. According to a new COUNTRY Financial survey, four in five say the expected average level of student loan debt, $29,000*, is too high.

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