Federal student aid site exposes borrowers' data
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Education Dept. disables online payment feature of site, following security gaffe that could affect up to 21,000.
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Top universities are accused of "brow-beating" students into accepting places with cash inducements.
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News analysis: From probably helpful to definitely secretive, there's a whole lot of information being gathered and sifted. A pair of reports shed light on the government's data-mining programs.
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The increases in the cost of higher education continue to drive up the amount that students and families borrow, according to a new report by the College Board.
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A new study says hundreds of thousands of college students who may be eligible for federal financial aid don't get it for a simple reason - they don't apply.    The study released Monday by the American Council on Education, which represents colleges and universities, says that half of the 8 million undergraduates enrolled in 1999-2000 at institutions participating in federal student aid programs did not complete the main federal aid application form...
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Some members discover itâs tough to erase all their information from the site.
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Internal student loan industry documents unveiled Tuesday provide further evidence of conflicts of interest between banks and colleges or school officials.
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Credit reporting agencies reported a rush of traffic and a few glitches as a new federal law requiring free access to credit data went into effect.
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TechWeb - The former government entity uses 35 fraud detection patterns to combat fraud and ensure student loans are processed correctly.
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Time to call the credit bureaus? Almost 1.4 million records containing the personal information of Californians likely stolen.
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University applicants are using copied internet material in their "personal" statements, a study reveals.
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FTC is mailing forms to consumers who believe they were victims of identity theft.
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An unpatched flaw in antivirus software compromises student data in Colorado.
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Two Democratic members of Congress and New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo have asked the biggest student lenders for information on criteria used to price college loans.
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Thousands of Wells Fargo &amp; Co. mortgage and student-loan customers might be at risk for identity theft after four computers were stolen in October from a vendor that prints loan statements.
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Want a free peek at your credit file? Don't hold your breath.
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RICHARDSON, Texas - Hackers might have obtained the personal information of 6,000 people who worked for, applied to or attended the University of Texas at Dallas, school officials said Wednesday.  The information includes names and Social Security numbers, the school said.