Which Do You Like More: Private Students Loans or My New Purple Sweater?
It's a new year and dang we owe a lot of money. Check out my little video summary of student loan milestones from 2011(and my new Christmas sweater--thanks, babe!). Resolve to tell the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau about your experience with those private student loans. Personally, I think they stink. We've got till January 17, 2012 to submit comments. I'm getting my comments ready, and they are getting an earful from me! 2011 was a big year for student loan borrowing. In this Guest Post for Binksty.com,…
Secrets of Consolidation Loan Interest Rates
It's hard to choose a Thumbnail to accompany my video when I'm making strange faces in Every. Last. Frame. Whatever, here's my new vid:
Ditch Your Debt Gremlin
I love this video from my friends at the Project on Student Debt!
All I Want For Christmas is an Affordable Education and an Easy Bake Oven
Dear Santa, Thank you for dedicating yourself to making futures bright! I hope I can contribute to your mission by providing this wish list. Santa please: Restore consumer protections and fair bankruptcy rights for private student loan borrowers Prevent the taxation of loan balances forgiven through Income-Based Repayment, and Improve ease of access to Income-Based Repayment and Public Service Loan Forgiveness Also, please consider organizing other mythical heroes in a campaign to reduce the cost of education. It strikes me that…
Republicans Block Cordray, Show Love for Banks
Yesterday, all but one* voting Republican Senator blocked confirmation of Richard Cordray, the well qualified nominee for Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB). Senator Sherrod Brown of Ohio explained it well when he said that Cordray's opponent's “first loyalty is to Wall Street banks.” *Thanks, Senator Scott Brown of Massachusetts.
