Student Loans

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July 31, 2013
NBC NEWS - The House approved a measure Wednesday to link interest rates on student loans to financial markets, sending…
July 12, 2013
OPINION - The Department of Education has suddenly raised the bar so high for acquiring a student loan that thousands…
July 10, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — A Democratic-led effort to keep interest rates on student loans low failed Wednesday to move forward in…
May 31, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama on Friday urged Congress to prevent an increase in student loan rates, saying rising…
May 11, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - In late 2011, the federal government implemented changes to the administration of one of its most popular…
December 5, 2012
MADAME NOIRE - Today, we have a great update to this story: Tom Joyner has pledged to pay the loan…
November 29, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - The mother of a Michigan college student has launched an online petition to have her deceased son's…
September 6, 2012
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - Actress Kerry Washington spoke with Johansson on Thursday night and described herself as the granddaughter of…
July 6, 2012
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Barack Obama says a bill to keep construction workers on the job and prevent a spike…
June 29, 2012
WASHINGTON (AP) — Borrowers hoping to consolidate their student loans through a special program created by President Barack Obama last…
May 1, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - From student loans to women's rights, President Obama's campaign team is aggressively trying to expand the political…
April 24, 2012
theGRIO REPORT - An estimated 1.5 million black students could see their student loans increase unless Congress and President Obama…
December 5, 2011
VIDEO - The unemployment rate fell sharply to 8 point 6 percent in November as 120-thousand jobs were created...
September 16, 2011
OPINION - We need jobs now, absolutely, but if something isn't done about the student loan debt crisis, we very…
August 1, 2011
On a Sunday morning in late May, Taylor left her Harlem apartment and boarded a train for Greenwich, Conn. She…
July 4, 2011
VIDEO - Last week, investors had to digest global and domestic headlines. Greece decided on an austerity plan to prevent…
June 13, 2011
VIDEO - New claims for jobless benefits rose unexpectedly by 1,000 to 427,000 last week. In the week ahead, investors…
January 3, 2011
VIDEO - Last week there were a slew of economic reports for investors to digest during the final week of…
December 9, 2010
VIDEO - Loudy Appolon, a Florida woman is suing the University of Miami for firing her before she could begin…
March 30, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) - In this final piece of health reform, Democrats added in a restructuring of the way the government…