CINCINNATI HERALD — Dayton area resident Steven Geraud Anderson II, who is one of the 400 Morehouse College students who graduated Sunday in Atlanta, said he was...
FLORIDA COURIER — Robert F. Smith’s gift of paying off the student loans of Morehouse College’s 2019 graduating class stunned the school’s students and faculty, but...
MICHIGAN COURIER — When recent Morehouse College graduate Kristopher Mathis moves to Chicago July 15 to start as a sales consultant at Amazon, he will not...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Today, 51 years later, we have a generation that knew not Dr. King nor Congressman Powell. And what is even more tragic is...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — “Let me assure you that actions to weaken the Consumer Bureau from within as Director Mulvaney attempted to do will not go unchecked...
WASHINGTON INFORMER — The District has a number of people who are cool, smart and well-connected — and deeply in student debt.
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The Papa John’s Foundation and the Z. Smith Reynolds Foundation of Winston-Salem, each pledged a $500,000 donation to the school, and each said...
MILWAUKEE COURIER — A study commissioned by MagnifyMoney, found that 7.06 percent of Milwaukee residents owe more on their student loans than their mortgages.
Today, most people carry some amount of debt. This may include student loans, personal loans, or credit card bills. And sometimes it may be challenging to...
THE SEATTLE MEDIUM — Get help with your financial aid application at one of Seattle Public Library’s financial aid workshops in October and November.
By Charlene Crowell (Communications Deputy Director, Center for Responsible Lending) In case you haven’t yet heard, Richard Cordray, the first-ever Director of the Consumer Financial Protection...
By Charlene Crowell (NNPA Newswire Columnist) The financial futures of more than 12 million federal and private student loan borrowers who collectively owe approximately $300 billion...
(Bloomberg) – Laura Strong, a 29-year-old in suburban Chicago, owes $245,000 on student loans for the psychology Ph.D. she finished in 2013. This year, she says...
By Charlene Crowell NNPA Columnist If you are a college student, a recent college graduate or even a college drop-out, student loan debt is not...
By Freddie Allen Senior Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – Recognizing that a college degree is one of the surest paths to a job and economic security,...
ANNE FLAHERTY, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — Exotic dancers hired as admissions counselors. Recruiters told to seek out “impatient” individuals who have “few people in their...
(Forbes) – It’s not something that you want to do, but when faced with mounting bills, delaying your student loan debt could be one of the...
ANNE FLAHERTY, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A federal court has ruled in favor of tough new regulations aimed at career training programs, dealing a major...
ANNE FLAHERTY, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — A government plan to wipe out loans for many of the students who attended the now-disgraced for-profit Corinthian Colleges...
By James Clingman NNPA Columnist By the time you read this article, millions of college students will have graduated and be looking for jobs, many...
By Julianne Malveaux NNPA Columnist According to the National Center for Educational Statistics, about 1.7 million people will receive their bachelor’s degrees, and another nearly...
By Jazelle Hunt NNPA Washington Correspondent WASHINGTON (NNPA) – The Republican House budget will shred the social safety net designed to protect the most vulnerable citizens,...
MATTHEW CRAFT, AP Business Writers PAUL WISEMAN, AP Business Writers NEW YORK (AP) — Nobody knows when exactly, but the day will eventually come when the...
Stacey Tisdale, BLACK ENTERPRISE (BlackEnterprise.com)—One of the four directives of the Student Aid Bill of Rights President Obama announced this week says every student in...
JOSH LEDERMAN, Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — More than 40 million Americans are in debt thanks to their education, and most of their loans come from...
