Financial Health

House panel approves sweeping changes in college grant and loan programs, despite objections of Republicans and significant discomfort of most college groups.

You're familiar with the pattern by now: Groups release reports with data and analysis about various aspects of higher education...

As House Democrats embrace Obama loan proposal, many at financial aid meeting (often grudgingly) see shift to government-based lending as inevitable, though lenders vow continued fight.

For all their talk about how damaging and risky the Obama administration's student loan proposal could be for students and...

Gathering of policy makers and researchers reveals widespread agreement that financial aid system should be streamlined -- but offers little confidence that it will be.

In response to an essay last week, four financial aid directors explain their reasons for supporting President Obama's student loan proposal.

President Obama’s proposal to end the Federal Family Education Loan Program and make all federal student loans through the Direct...

The "no loans" policies adopted by wealthy colleges may have fostered the dangerous belief that borrowing for college is somehow wrong, writes Brian Rosenberg.