Student loans: Pay them off, or invest elsewhere? - Christian Science Monitor

Christian Science Monitor

Student loans: Pay them off, or invest elsewhere? Christian Science Monitor Student loans at currently low interest rates should be paid off as quickly as possible, because there aren't many better investments out there. Student loans are question one in this week's mailbag. By Trent Hamm, Guest blogger / May 22, ... and more »

Number of the Week: Student Loan Bubble - Wall Street Journal (blog)

Number of the Week: Student Loan Bubble Wall Street Journal (blog) By Phil Izzo 368%: The jump since 2007 in the measure of consumer credit held by the government comprised primarily of student loans. If a student loan bubble were to pop, the government, not private banks, would be the one standing around with gum in ... and more »

Student Loans: Is There Really A Crisis? - TIME

New York Times (blog)

Student Loans: Is There Really A Crisis? TIME It's partly good news that student loans are surpassing credit card debt. Last fall the Federal Reserve gave parents everywhere a heart attack back in 2010 when it declared that student loan debt for the first time had surpassed credit card debt in the ... Guest Post | Teenager Writes About 'Crushing Weight of College Debt'New York Times (blog) all 50 news articles »

The Consumer Federation of America Creates Helpful Credit Score Quiz - Houston Chronicle

ABC News

The Consumer Federation of America Creates Helpful Credit Score Quiz Houston Chronicle The article points out that 10% of quiz takers answered that student loans bear no weigh towards a credit score. Leamy reports that the Federal Reserve Bank of New York released a report earlier in the year which stated that Americans currently possess ... Testing Your Credit Score KnowledgeABC News all 6 news articles »

Money Talks...And Credit Speaks for Itself - Florida Times-Union (blog)

Money Talks...And Credit Speaks for Itself Florida Times-Union (blog) The higher your credit score, generally the more likely you are to be approved for a loan and the better the rate you can get. Eliza Doolittle started with bad credit. She said 'Aoooow' and 'Garn' and sold flowers in the street; however, Henry Higgins' ... and more »