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Barack Obama

Pay As You Earn: Obama's Plan to Ease Student Loan Pain

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Will Other Taxes Rise?

Lower Student Loan Interest Rate Bill Clears the House

The House passes bill to lower student loan interest rates.
08/01/2013
Students Should Know Their Rights

Senators Make Bipartisan Deal on Student Loan Interest Rates

The short-term deal returns interest rates to 3.86 percent.
07/25/2013
Pell Grants

Senate Fails to Keep Student Loan Rates Low

A stop-gap measure to keep rates low rejected in the Senate.
07/10/2013

Obama Rips GOP Student Loan Plan as "Not Fair" and "Not Smart"

President renews pressure to prevent interest rate hike.
05/31/2013
Student Loan Debt

House Backs Variable Rate Student Loans

Lawmakers pass measure tying interest rates to the markets.
05/23/2013
It's Scholarship Applications Time

Commentary: GOP Proposal Will Make College More Expensive for Blacks

Student loan debt could keep Blacks out of the middle class.
05/20/2013
Karen Bass

Rep. Karen Bass Introduces Bill to Relieve Student Loan Debt

The bill forgives debt after 10 years, caps interest rates.
03/22/2013

Baltimore Mayor Fights Bank Scheme

A lawsuit aims to fix the harm a bogus interest rate.
08/01/2012