Recipients of TARP money could face criticism if their bets pay off, or even if they do not....

Some lenders impose hefty interest rates or charge upfront fees. But there are good guys as well....

A primer on the Obama administration’s proposed overhaul of Pell grants and other federal college aid programs....

The Fed's proposed regulations deal with student loans and can be found here, along with model forms.  They largely implement the 2008 Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA), which amended Truth in Lending, and add a new subpart F to Reg Z.  The regulations also prohibit cr...

The number of colleges and universities offering student loans through the government's direct loan program rose sharply last year, a trend that could strengthen Obama administration efforts to end subsidies to lenders that provide student loans.In the past year, though,......

For about 30 years, there has been effectively no limit on the interest rates lenders can charge. This means some loans—especially payday loans, tax refund anticipation loans, overdraft protection loans, and car title loans—can have effective interest rates as high as 3,500%. A new bill ...

Daily Aid 94: Scholarship scam warning, student loan programs future Student Financial Aid News From Inside Higher Ed: On a day that President Obama reinforced his call to increase the number of Americans in college, the federal government released data showing that higher education’s capacity...

Jay Leno is the man. He's funny and a huge star - and evidently he has a huge heart. I saw on Yahoo today that he's planning on doing a free show for Michigan's unemployed. Wow....

Did Citi set up its "homeowner helper" site to comply with Obama's mortgage assistance programs, but then not actually attach it to any humans that will help homeowners? After inputting his info on the site, Citi told reader CoarseLive to schedule an appointment with a representative. No one ever ca...

Home Loan Programs You have found that dream home, now which of the home loan programs is right for you? There is no simple answer to that question; home loan programs need to be studied to choose what is best. This all depends upon your individual family preferences and financial circumstances. Som...