Guarantee agencies branch out as private-lending pool dries up. Most stick to college completion and financial advising, but one produces a film while another buys 56 campuses from a for-profit.
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Mar 14, 2013
Examining the results of the Gates Foundation's efforts to change the conversation around federal financial aid.
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April 2, 2014
Congress expanded federal student loan default metrics to scrutinize for-profits, but community colleges are worried, too, at least one with good reason.
March 14, 2013
Examining the results of the Gates Foundation's efforts to change the conversation around federal financial aid.
December 10, 2012
With student debt surpassing $1 trillion, graduate school deans discuss the implications for graduate school admissions and retention and the importance of financial literacy.
June 27, 2012
Senate leaders agree on a way to keep interest rate on federally subsidized student loans at 3.4 percent for another year, in part by limiting eligibility for the loans.
May 10, 2012
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau enters the for-profit fray with an investigation of Corinthian Colleges, that references the company's loans to students. Will investigation expand?
April 18, 2012
Problems with direct loan servicing have left borrowers trying to rehabilitate their loans in default for months and cost the government millions of dollars.
March 21, 2012
A proposal announced Tuesday would cut Pell Grants and make student loans appear more costly on federal balance sheets.
December 16, 2011
A budget compromise would slightly increase funding for the National Institutes of Health and change eligibility for the largest federal grant program for college students.
October 28, 2011
An experimental financial aid program would let colleges restrict students' borrowing for federal unsubsidized loans as part of a test run.