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Baltimore Sun Student loan debt 'an American issue' Greenville News Thirty years ago a middle-class kid could work his way through college, supplementing income from part-time jobs with modest student loans . Today, two-thirds of college graduates leave school owing $25000 or more, and it is not uncommon for graduate …

SoFi’s Mike Cagney Wants to Fix Student Loans – Forbes

Mike Cagney is one of the smartest CEOs I’ve spoken with (and I have interviewed over 150 of them in the last couple of years for my new book, Hungry Start-up Strategy). What makes him so smart

Graduating College With $120K In Student Loan Debt – Here And Now

Kelsey Griffith of Ottawa, OH, graduates on Sunday from Ohio Northern University with $120,000 in debt. (Courtesy Kelsey Griffith) College students graduating this month are leaving school with more than their degree.

Protect student loans – MiamiHerald.com

Like many disputes in Congress, the standoff involving a hike in student loan rates is deeply partisan. Unlike some others, this one carries high stakes. It directly affects the pocketbooks of millions of households in South Florida and throughout the country with one or more students receiving subsidized federal loans to get a college education

Guest column: Student loan debt is an economic bubble about to burst – Kalamazoo Gazette – MLive.com

By Evan Montague/Lansing Community College Graduation stories abound this time of year, inspiring students and educators alike with the promise of a career and personal success. Imagine starting this journey with a monthly payment of $276 for the next 10 years — if not longer. The average Michigan undergraduate student loan borrower is graduating with $24,000 in student loan debt.

Drowning in student loan debt? See what experts said in our live chat – Detroit Free Press

Drowning in student loan debt?

Student loans: How automatic repay can help – Christian Science Monitor

Signing up for automatic payments on student loans can reduce the chances of messing up something important for young people who are relatively inexperienced with managing their finances.

When College May Not Be Worth the Cost: Examining Student Loan Debt – New York Times (blog)

Go to related article » | Go to related interactive »“I knew a private school would cost a lot of money. But when I graduate, I’m going to owe like $900 a month.

Taxpayers Fund $454000 Pay for Collector Chasing Student Loans – Bloomberg

By John Hechinger – Tue May 15 04:01:00 GMT 2012 Occupy Wall Street protesters burn a Sallie Mae envelope during a demonstration against the rise of student loan debt reaching $1 trillion. Photographer: Scott Houston/Corbis Occupy Wall Street protesters demonstrate against student loan dept reaching $1 trillion on April 25, 2012 in New York. Photographer: Scott Houston/Corbis Enlarge image ECMC CEO Richard Boyle Educational Credit Management Corp

Students loans fail usury test – Asia Times Online

Students loans fail usury testBy Ellen Brown The Social Security program … represents our commitment as a society to the belief that workers should not live in dread that a disability, death, or old age could leave them or their families destitute. – President Jimmy Carter, December 20, 1977