Grads face complex decision: whether to consolidate loans
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College graduates with heavy student loan debt face a complicated landscape this year as they approach the annual decision whether to consolidate their loans into a single payment plan.
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Fighting clutter? Here's how to clear it out.
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WITH economists holding mixed views on the future course of interest rates, homebuyers face difficult choices when trying to decide which type of mortgage to go for.
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Lenders look at more than your credit rating. Down payments pay off.
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Congress is poised to make big changes to the government programs tapped by millions of students to pay for college. The biggest of these for students: a cap on what low-income borrowers have to pay back each month on their federal student loans.
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Giving up on your mortgage might seem easy, but how smart is it?
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Make sure that you think things through before you decide to borrow against your plan.
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Time is running out for the best deals on student loans.
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The recent decisions by Harvard and Princeton to drop early admissions have reignited a spirited debate: is ending the practice a recipe for making the college application process better, or worse?
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You've got the college degree, and now you're stressed about what to do with the debt.
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If interest rates go up, you may think you will suffer if you have a loan and benefit if you have bank deposits. However, the interest rate effect could play out quite differently.
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Flood of applications, financial aid changes have roiled admissions process for students and colleges.
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For your home or finances, going it alone isn't always best.
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By MICHAEL HIMOWITZ  With their newly minted high school graduates headed off to college this fall, millions of parents face two agonizing prospects. One is coming up with the first tuition check. The other is buying their freshman a computer.
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Some of you have purchased homes before, so you know a bit about how the process works: Mortgage Approval, Appraisals, Surveys, Title Searches, Purchase Agreements, Stipulation Sheets, Closing, Whining, Bickering, Signing 1,000,000 pages, Moving, blah blah blah...  Even though it's a scary thought when you first start, and you've probably heard enough horror stories to not want to go through the process, it's really not that bad. It's actually pretty easy if you take a little time and learn about it. It makes more sense than most college curricula, and it doesn't take a genius to figure it out. Literally anyone can play the game if they have a dedication to making things happen. This is an introduction to real estate investing using my 4 years of personal experience as a guide. While all of my experience has been on the U.S. side of the pond, I'm sure enough of this information will apply to everyone to make it worthwhile.
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Making investment decisions all boils down to answering two questions.
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On the heels of a student loan scandal, some higher education officials have called a conferenceâs format deeply troubling.