News outlets over the past few months have been concentrating on articles showcasing the rising cost of college tuition. The latest piece in CNNMoney shows that over 20 years tuition has risen 439%! Much more than healthcare or energy costs. Unfortunately for many, this news has been old news for quite some time. While pieces like these up the hit count or sell more papers, colleges have been raising tuition continuously for years.[Read More]

The Education Department may be forced to take an increased roll in lending this year. The change comes as other financial institutions continue to back out of student loans and post-graduate loan consolidations, according to the Washington Post.[Read More]

Your kids are getting older and the price of college keeps getting higher. On top of that, when you have three kids like the Lazar family, the cost of college can be crippling. With a 16, 11, and 6-year-old, the Lazar's are gearing up for hundreds of thousands of dollars of investment. Their profile on MSN recommends, among other things, using FastWeb for finding scholarships We appreciate the shout out, and would also like to give a little advice to the Lazar's and other families out there with many kids.[Read More]