Student Loan debt

Never co-sign a student loan. I repeat: Never co-sign a student loan.

Joss recently wrote Stever Rhode (the Get Out of Debt Guy) and asked for advice about a student loan her...

International Student Financial Aid Guide

International student financial aid is a necessity for almost all international students wishing to study abroad and often times it...

LSU joins other universities that are using COVID money to clear student debt: "What a good boy am I!"

Louisiana State University announced this week that it will use $7 million in COVID relief money to clear debts that...

Online teaching sucks: Don't pay $50,000 a year to take classes in your pajamas

American universities are in a tight spot. When the coronavirus pandemic hit in March 2020, almost all of them closed...

How does studying abroad work?

Studying abroad is a great way to broaden your world view, build on your education and learn about different cultures....

Insanity 101: Medical Doctor with $650,000 in Student Debt Will Pay $80 a Month Under Income-Based Repayment Plan

Tamara Parvizi, age 51, sought to discharge $653,743 in student-loan debt in a Massachusetts bankruptcy court. That's a lot of...

The Feds screwed up the federal student loan program: And every thing they do to fix it just makes things worse

Many years ago, when I was a fledgling attorney, my senior partner gave me some advice I never forgot. He...

Bipartisan Senate Bill Would Permit Debtors to Cancel Student Loans in Bankruptcy After 10 years: Too Good To Be True?

Is this the year of Jubilee? Is this the year that distressed student-loan debtors finally get to shake off mountainous...

Newsweek reports: Parent Plus Loans 'Are Fraught with Peril

Years ago, I was strolling along a lakeside hiking trail in a Dallas-area park. As I was walking across a...

Do you feel the love? Universities pay off student debts with your money

I bought a Subaru in 2019, and the company promised to make a $250 donation to one of four Subaru-selected...

Jornada del Muerto: People who take out student loans but don't graduate are on "the route of the dead man"

Jornada del Muerto is a hundred-mile stretch of the Camino Real, which once ran from Mexico City to the northernmost...

In re Standish: Should you be required to use your inheritance to pay off student debt?

Martha Standish took out student loans when she was in her late 40s to get an undergraduate degree in accounting....