Student debt

Saving for college is a priority for many parents, but sometimes life gets in the way. What do you do with zero savings?

If a financial aid package looks too good to be true, it probably is.

A group of Occupy activists says it's bought almost $15 million of people's personal debt on the cheap.

It's a conversation that not all families have: How to pay for college. One high school junior and her mother discuss what they talked about.

As more and more debt piles on, many make comparisons between this bubble and the one that burst a few years back: housing. But are they really that similar?

For many families, paying for college is a balancing act. You want to give your child the best options, but you don't know how to talk about what you can afford.

The cost of college is rising faster than inflation. But when you take financial aid into account, it’s gone up only modestly faster than inflation.

We hear all the time that student loan debt is on the rise, and isn't likely to slow down anytime soon. For all those federal loans, though, does the government really make any money?

The compromise approved by the Senate puts a ceiling on the interest rates for undergraduate student loans.

According to a new report from student loan servicer Sallie Mae, parents are shelling out less money for their kid's college tuition. Before you break out the champagne, let's explore those numbers.