by Noah Broder | Oct 12, 2019 | Mom & Dad Are Borrowing
For families that have used the federal Direct PLUS Loans, or are considering the loan, experts offer advice about how to navigate the process and make decisions appropriate for their specific case. Lodriguez Murray, vice president of public policy and government...
by Sruthi Darbhamulla and Kimberly Jin | Oct 12, 2019 | Mom & Dad Are Borrowing
This fall, many entering freshmen have had to cobble together family savings, scholarships and federal loans to pay for college. Of the many loans that make up the federal loan portfolio, one is unusual because it is a loan to the parents of the students. The Parent...
by Medill News Service | Oct 12, 2019 | Mom & Dad Are Borrowing
ATLANTA — While Aaron Greene was packing to head back to Clark Atlanta University for his junior year, he stumbled upon a college bill at his mother’s house in Stone Mountain, Georgia. The number was so large that he figured it had to be a phone number....
by Lu Zhao | Oct 11, 2019 | Mom & Dad Are Borrowing
When single mother Elizabeth Cain sent her son to college she did what many American families do to bridge the gap between grants, student loans and the cost of attendance by taking out a federal Parent PLUS Loan. Her son Chance entered Morehouse College, a...
