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Private School Loans: 6 Tips to Pick the Right Loan

on April 30, 2010 in Financial aid, Money, Parents, Student Loans

If you need a private school loan, here are some final suggestions as I wrap up a week of blogging about college loans: 1. First, read this week’s posts on student and parent loans: 5 Things You Need to Know About Private School Loans College Loans: When Parents Need to Borrow 4 Things You Need [...]

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5 Things You Need to Know About Private School Loans

on April 29, 2010 in Financial aid, Money, Parents, Student Loans

Earlier this week, I talked with Tim Ranzetta, a national expert on college loans and the founder of Student Lending Analytics. Today, I wanted to share some of his advice about private school loans that can save you money! Here are some things that you absolutely need to know about private school loans: 1. Students [...]

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4 Things You Need to Know About Federal Student Loans

on April 26, 2010 in Financial aid, Money, Student Loans

It’s that time of year when parents and students are thinking about college loans. A few days ago, I wrote a college blog post that answered this question: Federal Student Loans: Where Do I Apply? Today, I want to answer three questions about Stafford Loans, which are the most popular federal student loans. Here’s the [...]

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Federal Student Loans: Where Do I Apply?

on April 23, 2010 in Financial aid, Money, Other, Student Loans

Federal student loans are going to be a reality for most college students whether they will be freshmen in the fall or returning students. I’ve started getting questions about student loans from my college blog visitors so I’m going to start tackling them periodically. Here is the first student loan question in the queue: 1. [...]

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Federal Student Loan Reform: Biggest in a Generation

on March 18, 2010 in College Costs, Financial aid, Money, Student Loans

Congress is on the verge of enacting the biggest federal student loan reform in a generation. I’ve been following the high-stakes fight on Capitol Hill between the student lending giants and the Obama administration for some time, but I didn’t feel compelled to share the news until the legislation looked like a sure thing. The [...]

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How Much College Loan Debt is Too Much?

on February 11, 2010 in Financial aid, Money, Other, Student Loans

The typical student graduates from college with $23,200 in college loan debt. That figure, which comes from a recent study from the Project on Student Debt, only includes student loan debt. The $23,200 tab does not include money that parents borrowed through the federal PLUS loan program, a home equity line of credit or by [...]

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