There Are Worse Things In Life Than Student Loan Debt

by William Blake The negative effects of student loan debt on recent college graduates have been well reported on ... people may present opportunities to you, giving advice on how to eliminate all of your debt related ... organizations and speak to one of their debt specialists. They can help you with consolidation loans [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 10:47:03

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College Students in Debt Find a Friend in MTV

Growing up as part of the MTV generation, I always thought of MTV as a source of entertainment that had an anti-establishment edge ... and government debt, and to promote action to help stop the fiscal crisis in the U.S.” How ... to educate college students about debt and financial responsibility. It may not be much help [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 14:23:03

What Is Debt Consolidation And Can It Help You

by William Blake Most people have heard of debt consolidation through junk mail, on television, or other forms of media ... cases, debt consolidation involves several unsecured debts into one secured loan. This secured loan ... , but typically the steps are different for student loans than for unsecured debt from credit cards [more...]

Date: 2008-11-09 14:01:07

A Convenient Scapegoat for the Loan Industry

The Bush administration and lawmakers from both political parties are continuing to look for ways to help struggling student loan providers ... ), knowing full well that some of this debt was likely to go into default. While many lenders ... and Access Act -- specifically, the elimination of $18 billion in subsidies to private lenders [more...]

Date: 2008-10-21 20:25:05

Debt Consolidation: Will It Help Me?

We are in uncertain economic times.Many are falling behind in mortgages, student loans, car payments and credit card payments ... clearly explains what bankruptcy, debt consolidation, third party credit counseling and debt settlement ... will negatively affect your credit score and cause an increase in credit card interest rates.One of the best [more...]

Date: 2008-11-30 20:48:00

Helping Polly

I just thought of my answer to Fix Polly, a case study from Gail:Polly is 25 and single. She has almost $80,000 in debt, $60,000 of which is student loans. The rest is credit card debt ... . Polly can’t decide what to pay off next. She has contacted her credit card companies and cannot [more...]

Date: 2008-12-28 15:02:42

Key Bank's "One-Two Punch"

Last week, we described how Key Bank has partnered with dozens of unlicensed and unaccredited trade schools to help thousands of students take on ... . Key Bank has apparently been able to avoid forgiving borrower debt at these defunct schools ... discharging borrowers' debt has been to intentionally disregard the U.S. Federal Trade Commission's [more...]

Date: 2008-12-17 20:20:04

What About the Renters?

A little personal anecdote to help explain my philosophical opposition to the bailout, even assuming it would help the economy ( ... it wouldn’t be prudent to buy a home. In my case, I had some student loan debt, I lived in a part ... to afford a mortgage. Now, I probably could have gotten a loan. But the terms would have been ridiculous [more...]

Date: 2008-09-25 12:55:01

Nuru Personal Finance Cards: Review and Giveaway

Today’s a combo review and giveaway! NURU asked if I’d be interested in taking a look at their personal finance flip deck and share my thoughts ... student. This is the ounce of prevention which may keep them from needing the pound of cure later on. It won’t help them build a debt snowball or find another way out of debt, but it may keep them [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 12:00:58

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Date: 2008-05-27 16:06:46

Debt Consolidation with Free Government Grants? One Scam to Avoid

Have you ever seen a commercial or an ad promising “free government grant money? ... can be used for anything, including debt consolidation , student loans, a yacht or just about any ... s doubtful that you’ll find an organization that’s interested in helping you pay off your Mastercard bill [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 13:23:22

What’s Your Story?

When it comes to getting people’s attention, more and more I read that the story matters. And it’s true ... you that Skype helped my German exchange student friends keep in touch with their friends and family ... after using personal finance blogs to feed her love of reading and keep her credit card debt down [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 05:26:54

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