Borrow Smart: Try the IRS!
Apr 27, 2012 by Joel Laos | 0 Comments
You may be eligible for a loan from the taxman -- and at a decent rate. Here's what to consider. [More]
Managing Your Moolah
Massive student-loan debt threatens recovery
Apr 24, 2012 by Joel Laos | 0 Comments
The federal student-loan program seemed like a great idea back in 1965: Borrow to go to college now, pay it back later when you have a job. But many borrowers these days are close to flunking out, tripped up by painful real-life lessons in math and economics. [More]
Student loans, student loans, student loans!!!
Mar 09, 2012 by Joel Laos | 0 Comments
Bankruptcy attorney: "Student loans could be the economy's 'next debt bomb!'" A new study has found that there has been a significant increase in the number of consumers seeking the help of bankruptcy attorneys as a result of outstanding student loan debt. The National Association of Consumer ... [More]
The New & Exciting Special Direct Consolidation Loan
Feb 21, 2012 by Joel Laos | 0 Comments
Okay, you're right. I'm playing pretty fast and loose with the words "new & exciting." But in this day and age the graduate-level financial aid world does whatever it can to get pumped about new federal benefits for student loan borrowers. This one is worth a look. On October 25, ... [More]
Student Loans v. Bankruptcy
Feb 09, 2012 by Michael Murphy | 0 Comments
Merriam-Webster defines bankruptcy as "utter failure or impoverishment." To me, utter failure is just a harsh and simple way of saying that a person has undergone a series of events so unfortunate (or strung together a series of decisions so poor) that the only remaining option is to quit and ... [More]
