Student loans

Nationally, student loan debt now tops $1 trillion.Â (iStock)

Education Dept. cracks down on for-profit colleges

Sean Higgins · October 31, 2014 9:00 am

Thus, the current federal debt per full-time private-sector worker of $200,258.81 exceeds the average four-year cost at a private college by about $36,591. (iStock Photo)

Federal debt now $200,000 per full-time private-sector worker

Terence Jeffrey · October 15, 2014 4:13 pm

Study: Colleges failing to teach students basic information

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Study: Colleges failing to teach students basic information

Ashe Schow · October 15, 2014 9:00 am

White House economists: College worth it for millennials, despite loans

White House economists: College worth it for millennials, despite loans

Joseph Lawler · October 9, 2014 1:59 pm

Students protest the rising costs of student loans for higher education on Hollywood Boulevard in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles, California. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)

Student loans may drag down economy for years

Sean Higgins · September 29, 2014 9:00 am

Government policies to extend student loans to help cover the cost of college are creating the very problem they purport to solve. Easy credit drives up the demand for higher education, which in turn drives up the price. (iStock Photo)

Disrupting the student loan bubble

Adam Brandon · September 20, 2014 9:00 am

"We believe Corinthian lured consumers into predatory loans ... then used illegal debt collection tactics to strong-arm students at school," Cordray said. (Getty images/Alex Wong)

College “predatory loans” lawsuit by CFPB

Sean Higgins · September 16, 2014 8:51 pm

Nebraska rural attorney program to launch soon

Nebraska rural attorney program to launch soon

Margery Beck · September 6, 2014 2:31 pm

There's a legitimate policy debate to have here: Should taxpayers subsidize colleges -- nonprofit or for-profit? (iStock)

Money trail connects watchdog group CREW to the for-profit colleges it defended

Timothy P. Carney · September 2, 2014 3:02 pm

In a survey of Americans' personal financial situations released by the Federal Reserve Thursday, nearly half of the respondents who majored in computer science or information science said that the costs of college outweighed the benefits. (iStock Photo)

The surprising college major many graduates now regret

Joseph Lawler · August 8, 2014 7:54 pm

Education Department to ease college loan rules

Education Department to ease college loan rules

Andrew Taylor · August 7, 2014 6:21 pm

Madigan suing student loan debt repayment companies

Madigan suing student loan debt repayment companies

Bryan Cohen · July 15, 2014 6:12 pm