All Posts Tagged With: "student loans"
Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) To Forgive Student Loans When Loan Holder Dies Or Becomes Disabled
The timing is certainly interesting. As a bill currently sits waiting for a Senate vote on the issue of debt forgiveness for student loans, Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) changes its policy. Wells Fargo announced that starting later this week they will no longer pass student loan debt onto the loan co-signer in the event of [...]
Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) Announces Student Loans for Parents
The Wells Fargo Company (NYSE:WFC) has announced a new loan available to help pay some of a college students expenses. Many parents are seeing a rising gap between the cost of college and the amount the federal government offers to pay in student loans or grants. To help with this ever-increasing financial burden, Wells Fargo [...]
The Student Loan Crisis Continues: The Affordability and Accessibility Debate
The escalating costs of education leave many wondering how they will be able to access and afford to education costs in the future. The price of a college degree continues to increase as higher education costs subsidized by loans skyrocket. Borrowing for college is the way that most college students fund their education. It is [...]
Should You Consolidate Your Student Loans?
Most college kids will tell you that all they remember about signing up for their student loans is that they were happy they got money for college. Many will also tell you they didn’t put much thought into having to pay that money back. As another graduation season is upon many soon-to-be college graduates, reality [...]
Peer to Peer Lending for College Students?
By now you’re probably aware of peer to peer lending organizations, like Prosper.com. This type of lending allows people to post a request for a loan and for other people to lend them some of the money they’re requesting. Basically, people post their need for a loan, including how much money they’re looking for, what [...]
Avoid Default When Struggling With a Student Loan
As college becomes more expensive and college loans become a larger debt than expected, there are ways to keep your head above water and not default on your student loan. Graduating from a great school does not always guarantee a great job with a comfortable income. Sometimes that comes years later but student loan repayments [...]
What to Do When You Can’t Afford to Pay for College Anymore
There’s a statistic that any given freshmen class will lose 10% of its students each semester of college. By the 4 or 5 years you’re at college, chances are you’ll be going to school with very few of the same people that you started college with. People drop out for a number of reasons. They [...]
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