student loans

The New Jersey brain drain continues at a staggering rate.

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Student loan debt isn't only a problem immediately after college.

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A New Jersey lawmaker is pushing a plan to help college graduates pay off a portion of their student loans by living in struggling urban areas for a few years.

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It's a growing problem in the Garden State, many college kids are forced to take out big student loans, and by the time they graduate they're saddled with significant debt, so they frequently have to take whatever job they can find - that's out of their field of interest - in order to start paying back those loans.

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Interest rates on government-subsidized Stafford loans could increase from 3.4 to 6.8 percent this summer, unless Congress acts to stop the change.

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Governor Chris Christie says controlling the high costs of college needs to happen so graduates coming out with large loans can have a better chance building their future.

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Incoming college freshmen could end up paying $5,000 more for the same loans their older siblings have, if Congress doesn't keep interest rates from doubling.

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A new study finds many people under age 35 are taking on less debt than they did before the big economic downturn.

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With college enrollment growing, student debt has stretched to a record number of U.S. households -- nearly 1 in 5 -- with the biggest burdens falling on the young and poor.

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A lot of high school students have no clue about the long-term responsibilities of taking out student loans. A pair of New Jersey State senators is trying to address the situation in the Garden State. Legislation sponsored by Senators Tom Kean, Jr. and Bob Singer designed to help high school students better understand the financial obligations they are incurring when taking out student loans to finance their post-secondary education has been approved today by the Senate Higher Education Committee.

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