Low-income students have enough financial worries
College should be a place to learn not a place filled with economic burdens.
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Universities must fight for financial aid
With Betsy DeVos as the U.S. secretary of education, poor students will be vulnerable.
Students react to new loan legislation
Many USC students were positively affected after Congress postponed raising the interest rate on student loans this summer.
Obama asks for extension on student loans
The interest rate on federal student loans will double if Congress does not pass an extension.
Letter to the editor
H.R.4170 would help ease student loan burdens. In 2012, student loan debt surpassed credit card debt. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau estimates that $1 trillion is owed in student debt. Students attending college have to pay for tuition, standard fees, room and board, books and supplies, transportation and daily living expenses. Full-time students attending a […]
Foreign students find funding college difficult
International applicants must provide proof of financial support when applying to USC.
Most students support ‘Pay As You Earn’
The proposed program would allow students to make loan payments based on salary earnings.
Bubble for student loans is very close to bursting
Rising tuition costs and a struggling economy do not bode well for students seeking loans.
Republicans propose cuts to Pell Grants
The Republican party proposed a $61 billion budget cut to the Federal Pell Grant Program.