For richer, for poorer. For centuries, couples have said this – or a variation thereof – on their wedding days. However, student loans are one thing prospective spouses haven't been dealing with for centuries, and this subject seems to be giving a lot of them cold feet nowadays. Wedding season is traditionally the summer; however, the Student L

New Delhi: The government will soon set up a fund that will provide surety to banks against loans given to students for higher education. Called the higher education credit guarantee fund, it is likely to improve the credit flow to needy and meritorious students. The fund will have a corpus of Rs.3,500 crore but will start operations with Rs.500 cr

As someone who has long believed in the importance of private-sector education, I read with interest the announcement that one of the sector's leaders, Education Management Corporation (EDMC), has settled with both the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and attorneys general from 39 states and the District of Columbia. Private-sector opponents positi

GRE (Graduate Record Examination) is a standardized test that is one of the admission requirements to most post-graduate courses in the United States and other countries across the world. Name of the Exam: Graduate Record Examination (GRE) Level of Exam: International Conducting Body: Educational Trust Service (ETS) GRE Eligibility: There is no spe

Last week, the Student Loan Ranger talked about the most recent statistics on student loan default rates. The cohort default rate is published annually by the Department of Education; while few additional details are provided, this week's blog will revisit some strategies to ensure that you don't become part of those default statistics.​ Before Y

In federal fiscal year 2014, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau received more than 5,300 complaints from consumers about their private student loans. The Department of Education ombudsman handled approximately 7,800 ​federal student loan disputes during a similar period. These numbers do not include those student loan borrowers who chose to

A few weeks ago, the Student Loan Ranger shared some information about a discharge available to federal loan borrowers whose school closes before the student can complete their credential. While it's nice that the federal student loan programs have a bit of a safety net for those situations, having your school close suddenly is not ideal, to say th

While the race for the Democratic and Republican presidential nominations remains an early and crowded one, the Student Loan Ranger thought it might be a good time to start getting an idea of where some of the candidates stand on student debt. We're glad to see that so many candidates are making student debt a priority this early in the race, becau

Sept. 13 marks National Grandparents Day, and some college students should be sure to thank Grandma and Grandpa for something extra special this year: help paying for school. According to Sallie Mae's How America Pays For College 2015 report, contributions for college costs from relatives and friends increased 40 percent from 2014 to 2015 – the l

Indian students are known to excel in business when given an opportunity. One of the most defining facts that support this ideology that has set in an adage of sorts in the Indian subcontinent is the often popularized topic of something called as ‘Brain-Drain’. This topic is a theory of sorts, that supports the idea that the best minds in India