Articles in Category: 'student loans'

Taxing Students Now Hurts Our Economy Later

By: Ed Moore, Ph.D. | Posted: May 21, 2012 3:55 AM

The debate in Washington about whether to raise student loan interest rates from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent is nothing more than a debate on whether to place an unjustified tax on students and families.

TAGS: News, private lenders, student loan interest rates, student loans, Taxaggedon, Columns

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Who Will Take on the Greed Merchants of College Loans?

By: Nancy Smith | Posted: April 23, 2012 3:55 AM

Maybe you can find the courage to explain to our 2012 college grads how we let the banks and universities steal their future. I certainly can't.

TAGS: Barry Levine, college loans, Dean Struempf, FAFSA, Florida Department of Education, Florida State University, Free Application for Federal Student Aid, Harvard, HR 4170, Joline Caldwell, News, Richard Freeman, Sallie Mae, student loans, University of Central Florida, University of Florida, Columns

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Student Loans: Housing Bubble All Over Again

By: Nancy Smith | Posted: November 19, 2011 3:55 AM

Student loans are more than fire traps for millions of American families. Trust me, they're the next subprime mortgage crisis.

TAGS: Andrew Cuomo, False Claims Suit, Fastweb.com, FinAid.org, Internal Revenue Service, Jon Oberg, Mark Kantrowitz, Nelnet, News, Sallie Mae, student loan debt, student loans, subprime mortgage, Wall Street Journal, Columns

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