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Duncan emphasizes lowering education costs, student debt

By 2018, a college education will mean the difference between employment and unemployment for 60 percent of Americans, according to a new study.

Government report says student loan website not needed

by Melissa Hanson - Badger Herald

Though need for comparison tool has been federally mandated, some question feasibility, usefulness of site.

Student loan defaults surge across public, private colleges

by Sofia Economopoulos - Daily Cavalier

Default rates at public institutions rose from 5.9 to 6 percent, private institutions rose from 3.7 to 4 percent.

Nearly 1,000 Nevada students still waiting for federal loans

by Jessica Fryman - Nevada Sagebrush

Perfect storm of the new federal direct-lending program, outdated software leave nearly 1,000 still without federal loans at University of Nevada-Reno.

Is the student loan industry headed for a meltdown?

by Mike Riggs - The Daily Caller

Decades of easy credit and monumental student debt are threatening the entire higher education system.

Startup donation websites target student debt reduction

by Kara Spak - Chricago Sun-Times

With student debt eclipsing national credit card debt, a new group of online registries let people accept donations for reduction of their student debt.

National student-loan debt surpasses credit card debt

by Collin Eaton - Daily Texan

Student loan debt now weighs in at $830 billion — and as of June, it’s surpassed the national credit card debt.