student loans
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Though need for comparison tool has been federally mandated, some question feasibility, usefulness of site.
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Default rates at public institutions rose from 5.9 to 6 percent, private institutions rose from 3.7 to 4 percent.
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Perfect storm of the new federal direct-lending program, outdated software leave nearly 1,000 still without federal loans at University of Nevada-Reno.
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Decades of easy credit and monumental student debt are threatening the entire higher education system.
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With student debt eclipsing national credit card debt, a new group of online registries let people accept donations for reduction of their student debt.
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Student loan debt now weighs in at $830 billion -- and as of June, it's surpassed the national credit card debt.