An insider's guide to student loans - MSN Money
Credit is tighter now, but if you need to borrow money for college, someone will lend it to you. Here's what students (or their parents) should consider before signing up.
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How much college debt is too much? - MSN Money
Sometimes, student loans are a bad idea. Make sure paychecks from your chosen career are enough to accommodate payments and start a new life at the same time.
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How to blitz your college debts - MSN Money
Dump the student loans If you've gotten this far, you should be feeling pretty financially fit. You're free from consumer debt, you've got an emergency fund going and you're saving ...
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Kiss those student loans goodbye - MSN Money
There are plenty of programs to help grads repay their student loans. A few will even wipe the slate clean. But qualifying isn't always easy.
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Can you get a student loan bailout? - MSN Money
A new program links payments on federal student loans to income and forgives balances after 25 years. Those working in public service could have their debts erased after 10 years.
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3.6% student loans: Consolidate now - MSN Money
Yes, there are some catches. But if you're eligible, you could save 3 percentage points on your loan. It's definitely worth investigating.
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Huge debts, paid off fast - MSN Money
To do that, she knew she needed to be able to live on less money, which meant paying off her debts: credit cards, a car loan and student loans.
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Escape the crush of student loans - MSN Money
A young professional is so buried in debt that she can't take advantage of an opportunity to save $100,000. MSN Money ombudsman Kathy Kristof shows her how.
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How did student loans get so sleazy? - MSN Money
Private lenders enjoy special status, so they lend huge amounts of money to students with limited prospects -- and then charge a fortune for the 'risk.'
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