Student Loan - Firebomb attack on wrong people

Firebomb attack on wrong people
ARSON attack victims had received a sinister warning scratched on their front door two days before the blaze. The threatening message had said: "Pay what you owe" but the four students now say to their attackers: "You've got the wrong people".

Officials Plan To Cut Federal Student Loans
Congress is planning to make some major changes to interest rates on federal student loans.

First Marblehead 1Q Profit Up 25 Percent
First Marblehead Corp. reported Thursday reported first-quarter profit rose 25 percent as the private college student loans provider realized higher fees and residuals.

Comfortable Ion includes room for friends
When she turned 30 late last summer, Carole Piechota decided to treat herself to some assemble-it-yourself bookcases and tables at an Ikea store in the Chicago area.

Less coverage, less care
Two new surveys paint a disturbing portrait of access to health care in America. In both Missouri and Illinois, uninsured adults were more than four times more likely to go without medical care when they needed it, compared with those who have insurance.

Durbin Wants More Affordable Student Loans
Every year, many parents and students worry about how to pay for the rising cost of college tuition. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) thinks he has an answer. With cuts in federal student aid set to start in just a matter of weeks, CBS 2 West Suburban Bureau Chief Mike Puccinelli reports the senator is pushing his plans for affordable loans.