Student loans: the more you can pay at once, the better

Student loan bills reach six figures for one married couple, who wonder if they should throw as much money at the loan as possible or stick to the payment plan. Student loans are question 6 in this week's mailbag.

214 New Laws Take Effect Jan. 1, 2012

More than 200 new laws, covering everything from local library boards to murder, will take effect Jan. 1.

PayBackSmarter.com Now Used by Over 40 Colleges and Universities for Exit Counseling and as a Loan Repayment Resource

BOSTON, March 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- SimpleTuition , Inc., the leading provider of interactive tools that help students save on college-related expenses, today announced that PayBackSmarter.com ( http://www.paybacksmarter.com/ ...

Recent Grads Looking to Consolidate College Loans Get Aid from Extensive Articles on Financial Site

Supplyloans.com, a site aiming to provide substantial information on debt relief and financial independence, currently takes a long hard look into student loans consolidation with articles focusing on the benefits and drawbacks of the highly prized debt solution.New York, NY (PRWEB) March 27, 2012 Supplyloans.com takes a careful examination on the beneficial and the disadvantageous connections ...

U.S. sends collectors after cash-strapped student loan borrowers

With US$67-billion of student loans in default, the Education Department is turning to an army of private debt-collection companies to put the squeeze on borrowers