Private Student Loan Advice & College Financing Resources

Expert guidance on private student loans including how to plan, pay, and succeed for students and parents from the start of school through graduation.

  • 10 Tips on How to Pick a College
    You've received your acceptance letters and now it's time to pick your college of choice. Read our tips on how to pick a college to make your decision easy!
  • Caring Counselor Offers Real Help in Student Debt Crisis | NerdWallet
    Student loan counselor Taunya Kennedy knows what it’s like to be overwhelmed by debt. The 45-year-old single mother has a mortgage and credit card balance, and still shoulders her own college loans after years of postponing payments.
  • Rule Rollback Won’t Keep Defrauded Student Borrowers From Loan Forgiveness | NerdWallet
    Borrower defense to repayment is a federal student loan forgiveness program for borrowers whose schools violated certain laws or defrauded or misled students. For example, a federal court found that the now-defunct Corinthian Colleges engaged in deceptive practices such as advertising programs the schools didn’t offer and false job placement rates. Fifteen thousand forgiveness claims from Corinthian students had been approved as of October 2016.
  • Carrying a Credit Card Balance for the First Time
    If you’ve always paid your credit card balance in full every month, it can be disconcerting to find yourself carrying a balance for the first time.
  • Which Credit Cards Give Free FICO Scores?
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Your Ultimate Guide to College Funding

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