A new report finds that students attending for-profit colleges in New York state are more than twice as likely to default on their loans as those at non-profit schools.
Congressional candidate Anthony Brindisi is calling attention to federal student loan interest rates, which he says are crimping economic growth locally and nationally.
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand has a warning for college students: Beware of predatory loan practices in the wake of the Trump administration's recent move to cut back its monitoring of financial institutions.
A lawsuit in federal court seeks to provide a new legal remedy for students frustrated with the Education Department's inaction on claims seeking loan forgiveness.
Congressman Richard Hanna joined WIBX First News with Keeler in the Morning and recapped the relief efforts being made to address flood-related issues, the bipartisan camaraderie that is evident in the Mohawk Valley - and noticeably absent in Washington, the perceived promise of nanotech developments at SUNYIT, the federal budget, and the issue surrounding the interest rate for student loans being