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Most Frequent Student Loan Mistakes

Article originally published September 28th, 2021. Updated December 6th, 2022. While student loan debt figures have declined slowly since they hit a high in 2010 and 2011, around 70% of those graduating with a four-year college degree do so with at least some debt related to their education. As of 2022, nearly 43 million people... Read More

| December 6, 2022

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Have a Private Student Loan? Read This
While some people have no way to get a loan by themselves, having... Read More

April 22, 2014

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Cold Weather Stopped Everything But Student Loans
It just keeps growing. Federal student loans drove outstanding co... Read More

April 9, 2014

The Student Loan Disrupter That Just Raised $80M

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The Student Loan Disrupter That Just Raised $80M
Peer-to-peer lender Social Finance (SoFi) secured $80 million in ... Read More

April 3, 2014

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What Was the First Student Loan?
I don’t know about you, but I have a love-hate relationship... Read More

March 31, 2014

10 Ways to Fix Student Loans in 2014

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10 Ways to Fix Student Loans in 2014
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January 14, 2014

Gift Ideas for Students

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4 Smart Gift Ideas for Students
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