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How The Deck Is Stacked

When going to college becomes a financial risk

by Eliza Mills
Sep 30, 2016
As part of a collaboration with PBS Newshour, Marketplace Weekend explores the issue of student loan debt.
Chris Savelle discusses his student loan debt with Lizzie O'Leary at his home in Troy, Michigan. 
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How 'free' changes college

by Amy Scott
Sep 28, 2016
For more than a century, New York's Cooper Union charged no tuition.
Elad Firnberg graduated without debt from Cooper Union in 2008, and went on to co-found Revolve Biotechnologies, a startup in Baltimore.
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Student loans: It's all about the payments

by Adriene Hill
Apr 11, 2016
New data shows more than 3 million borrowers have defaulted on their loans.
There are currently 3 million people who are delinquent on their federal student loans.
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Household debt is rising, but still below 2008 levels

by Annie Baxter
Feb 12, 2016
Mortgage balances and student loan debt have been on the rise.
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Thousands of former students apply for debt relief

by Amy Scott
Jan 28, 2016
A little-known provision of federal law may offer widespread loan forgiveness
California Attorney General Kamala Harris points to a map as she speaks during a news conference on October 10, 2013 in San Francisco, California. Harris announced the filing of a lawsuit against the for-profit Corinthian Colleges and its subsidiaries for alleged false advertising, securities fraud, intentional misrepresentations to students and the unlawful use of military insignias in advertisements. 
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Economic Anxiety Index®

How anxious people are feeling about student loans

by Kai Ryssdal
Oct 29, 2015
Some feel debt is worth it if it means better opportunities.
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College debt isn't just for the young

by Amy Scott
Oct 29, 2015
Many paying off student loans say the education wasn't worth the debt.
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When the bill for college outweighs the benefit

by Amy Scott
Oct 29, 2015
For one college grad, student loan debt delivered a lasting lesson.
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Why relaxing terms on student loans could backfire

by Paddy Hirsch
Sep 24, 2015
Letting borrowers off the hook could be bad for the whole market.
The organizations that lend student money aren't the real lenders.
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Learning Curve

Learning how the Germans learn

by Marketplace Contributor
Apr 9, 2015
Behind the scenes of WGBH's series on the German higher-education system.
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