Student Loan - DA: Debts led son to kill father, injure mother

DA: Debts led son to kill father, injure mother
ALBANY, N.Y. Tens of thousands of dollars in debt led a former Rochester college student to attack his parents while they slept in their suburban Albany home.

MOHELA deadline looms as debate continues
JEFFERSON CITY Several plans for how the state should spend proceeds expected from a college loan sale have been debated by legislators since the states loan agency first proposed on Jan. 31 to sell half its assets.

Sandra Block: Your Money - If you consolidate student loans before July, you can lock in lower rate
We hate to nag. Really. But if you're on track to graduate from college this spring, you should consolidate your federal student loans before July 1. And if you graduated last year but didn't get around to consolidating, do it now.

Cut in college loan rates proposed
Rep. George Miller, the ranking Democrat on the House Education and Workforce Committee, will try to cut the interest rate on federally backed college loans.

Five retirement tips for 20-somethings
If you're a typical 20-something, you've got a college loan payment, a cellphone payment, and one or more credit cards that you're making minimum payments on, not to mention food, healthcare, and rent. But there is one thing that you have going for you: You are in the best position of your life to start saving for retirement. And here are some fairly painless ways to do it.