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June 23, 2009

NOW on PBS' Student Loan Sinkhole?

NOW on PBS focused on student debt in America, following an unemployed single mother in Baltimore with over $70,000 in student loans.

The Project on Student Debt was featured.

Click here to visit the PBS website

June 11, 2009

Ditch Your Debt Gremlin

Information on IBR now comes in cartoon form! Check out our first-ever video, "Ditch Your Debt Gremlin," a two-minute animated introduction to IBR. Please share it on Facebook, email it to everyone you know, link to it from your blog, etc., to help get the word out about Income-Based Repayment before it becomes available on July 1.


June 1, 2009

The Top 10 Student Loan Tips for Recent Graduates

Top 10 List

We’ve updated our Top 10 List of student loan tips for students preparing to graduate and enter “the real world.” Many students are looking at their student loans more closely now than they ever have before, and wondering how they will handle the burden. Our tips can help young people keep payments affordable, avoid fees and extra interest costs, and protect their credit rating.

Click here to read the Top 10 List