Quebec elections watchdog warns student groups: Respect spending rules
24 May 2012, 3:30 am
MONTREAL - Quebec's striking student groups have been warned to respect provincial election laws if they want to make good on their promise to help defeat Jean Charest's Liberal government.

student protesters end street blockade
24 May 2012, 2:45 am
student protesters have ended their blockade of an inner-city Auckland street, offering relief for commuters.

student protesters cleared from street
24 May 2012, 2:15 am
student protesters have been cleared from an inner-city Auckland street, offering relief for commuters.

Fitch Affirms Senior Note of Federated student Finance Corporation 2010A-1
23 May 2012, 4:14 pm
Fitch Ratings affirms the senior student loan note issued by Federated student Finance Corporation, series 2010A-1, at 'AAAsf'. The Rating Outlook, tied to the sovereign rating of the U.S.

Fitch Affirms All Bonds of SLM student Loan Trust 2003-10
23 May 2012, 3:16 pm
Fitch Ratings affirms the senior student loan notes at 'AAAsf' and subordinate notes at 'BBsf' issued by SLM student Loan Trust 2003-10. The Rating Outlook on the senior notes, which is tied to the sovereign rating of the U.S.

Fitch Affirms Senior Notes of Nelnet student Loan Trust 2009-2
23 May 2012, 3:08 pm
Fitch Ratings affirms the senior student loan note issued by Nelnet student Loan Trust 2009-2 at 'AAAsf'. The Rating Outlook on the senior note, which is tied to the sovereign rating of the U.S.

‘Occupy Graduation’: student activists broadcast debt owed with ball and chains
23 May 2012, 12:54 pm
A handful of student activists are expressing their displeasure at the rising cost of college by wearing inflatable ball and chain accessories over their graduation robes. The props state the amount of debt with which they're graduating. The silent commencement protest, dubbed "Occupy Graduation" by its organizers, is taking place at seven universities around the [...]

As student Loan Default Rates Rise, Is the Law School Bubble Bursting?
23 May 2012, 10:25 am
Here at the student Loan Ranger, we recently read about Educational Credit Management, a Minnesota nonprofit that is earning commissions of up to 31 percent for collecting on defaulted student loans. Seven of their employees earned more than $400,000 in 2010, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.

Union cash flowing into Quebec to fund prolonged student protests
23 May 2012, 12:11 am
MONTREAL - Out-of-province money is flowing toward Quebec student activists amid signs their protest movement could persist into the summer.

student loans require homework
22 May 2012, 5:00 pm
During a recent online discussion, lots of people had questions about student loan debt. Here are my answers to a couple I didn’t get a chance to address. One person wanted to know whether when carrying student loan debt — in this case at 7 percent — you should dip into your savings to pay it off. The reader wrote: “The debt would be paid off in a year at my current payment rate. Since the ...