Student loans

Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan is suing student loan company Sallie Mae and its spin-off Navient for consumer fraud, alleging the companies misled…

An audit of the Missouri Department of Higher Education takes issue with a now-defunct loan program it still oversees.The Advantage Missouri program paid…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, July 8, 2013 - WASHINGTON – There was plenty of talk but no action when the Senate failed to vote on…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, June 7, 2013: WASHINGTON – In a bit of political theater, the Senate deadlocked over rival bills…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, May 31, 2013 - WASHINGTON – If Congress doesn’t take action by July 1, many of the 57,000 college…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon: WASHINGTON – If Congress doesn’t take action by July 1, many of the 57,000 college students in…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, April 3, 2013 - President Bill Clinton is no stranger to Washington University. The private…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, June 29, 2012 - WASHINGTON – Facing a trio of deadlines and a Fourth of July holiday, Congress…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, June 25, 2012 - Education Secretary Arne Duncan certainly didn’t have to leave Washington to learn…

This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, June 7, 2012 - Sammi Powers isn’t exactly in the situation she envisioned a year after graduating…