Paying for college has never been tougher.
When it comes to figuring out how to come up with tuition, you may be tempted to take on a private student loan.
It’s quick and easy, but it’s also a dangerous dance with the devil. With no federal programs to make repayment easier, private student loans can wreck you financially for years to come.
In this episode of The Student Loan Show we talk about the 4 things you should be doing before taking out a private student loan.

When you go past due on a credit card, the worst threat a creditor can make is that they will sue you.
If the creditor won’t work with you then there’s a good chance that lawsuit will show up at your doorstep one day.
Now you’ve got a real problem: instead of just getting collection calls and letters, you’re at risk of a judgment against you.
What do you do now? Is it too late to settle the credit card debt and make it go away?
If you’re organized and proactive, you can still settle the debt and avoid the judgment. Here are our best tips for making it happen.

According to Bloomberg News: Fannie Mae will begin bulk auctions of mortgages, including some sales targeted for non-profit groups and small investors, as Fannie Mae moves to reduce the number of non-performing loans on its books.

It may not be a well-know fact, but the truth is a lot of financially-responsible people are turned down for loans because they have NO history of recent borrowing. None.

This may be because the person saves up and pays for purchases without financing, or because they have not bothered to start building a new credit history by borrowing (and showing on-time payments) after a major financial event such as a bankruptcy or foreclosure.

Many of these individuals are credit-worthy but the current credit reporting and scoring system is not set up to evaluate this.

It may not be a well-know fact, but the truth is a lot of financially-responsible people are turned down for loans because they have NO history of recent borrowing. None.
This may be because the person saves up and pays for purchases without financing, or because they have not bothered to start building a new credit history by borrowing (and showing on-time payments) after a major financial event such as a bankruptcy or foreclosure.

It may not be a well-know fact, but the truth is a lot of financially-responsible people are turned down for loans because they have NO history of recent borrowing. None.
This may be because the person saves up and pays for purchases without financing, or because they have not bothered to start building a new credit history by borrowing (and showing on-time payments) after a major financial event such as a bankruptcy or foreclosure.

It may not be a well-know fact, but the truth is a lot of financially-responsible people are turned down for loans because they have NO history of recent borrowing. None.
This may be because the person saves up and pays for purchases without financing, or because they have not bothered to start building a new credit history by borrowing (and showing on-time payments) after a major financial event such as a bankruptcy or foreclosure.

So many people have fallen behind with outstanding parking tickets. It doesn’t take very many parking tickets in the city of Chicago to find yourself on the boot list. You might even have dozens of tickets and know that you’re on the boot list, however, you do not take affirmative action to help yourself. What+ Read More

When you fall behind on your federal student loan repayment, it feels as if there’s no good news. Collectors call day and night, and the threat of wage garnishment looms large.
Each month, the payment amount due soars. Finally, you throw up your hands and figure there’s no sense in fighting the federal student loan monster.

I have been practicing bankruptcy law since 1991. I have seen a drastic difference in the way that student loans are handled in bankruptcy cases. Prior to 1998, a student loan was potentially dischargeable if it had been in repayment status for more than seven years. This basically meant that an old student loan debt+ Read More