Among the most troubling effects of the economic stall and moribund job market is how hard it hits young college graduates. These are the people…

Question: I heard you denounce private student loans on the show yesterday (8/10/11), saying (a) they should never be used unless federal student…

Question: I am fortunate to have paid off all of my undergrad loans, but have taken out significant loans for graduate school, which I just…

Question: My question is about how best to pay down my student loans and whether I should try to pay off some loans with lump sum payments. I have…

Americans are borrowing again. Consumer credit rose at a 3.8% annual rate in February. According to the Federal Reserve "non-revolving" consumer…

Question: I recently graduated with my Masters Degree and am working as a librarian. I have some substantial student loan debt. I qualify for the…

Question: I have an adjustable rate mortgage with a principal of $255,000; I'm going to refinance to a fixed rate this month and I expect a rate…

Question: I graduated in May with around 60k in student loans split evenly between private and federal loans. I have the ability to pay off…

And this final note. For all the pronouncements that we'd become better, smarter savers out of the financial crisis, looks like the wallets are out…

Question: I recently got married and inherited a student loan. Lets say its 22k with 5k of capitalized interest. My understanding is that I can…