Daily Aid 93: Jobs, financial aid, and crime Student Financial Aid News From the Chronicle: Officials in at least two states are looking into the abrupt closing last week of the Connecticut School of Broadcasting, an occupational school with 26 campuses that cited the dwindling availability of priva...

This article about the impending collapse of the student loan bubble is a complicated read. It’s not that the subject matter is difficult; it’s that this issue strikes right to the core of my being, and fills me with such emotion that I can hardly contain it. RTFA: http://www.forbes.com/...

I just finished talking to a listener of the podcast who wanted to take out a private student loan. I can’t get into specifics (non-disclosure), but let’s just say that approving this loan would have netted a nice chunk of change for the Student Loan Network, enough that it’s way, ...

Image via Wikipedia FAP826: Deceptive student loan marketing, Sallie Mae leak Listen now: Student Financial Aid News + The FTC has issued a guide on deceptive student loan marketing + If you are considering a private student loan, it’s important to know whom you’re doing business with and the te...

The recent Wall Street Journal article, “Lenders Predict Harsher Climate For Student Loans“, had four noteworthy quotes: “There is no question in my mind that, unless something changes in the marketplace, there will be a shortfall of funds available to make student loans,” sa...

Opinion: Why Bankruptcy Protection for private student loans Failed In breaking news, an amendment to the Higher Education Act reauthorization to reinstate some bankruptcy protection provisions for borrowers of private student loans was voted down on Thursday in the House of Representatives. Backsto...