Investing, Economy, Stocks, Real estate, Apple, Google, Inflation, Retirement, China, Housing, Oil, Banks, Interest rates, Recession, Iphone, Housing bubble, Personal finance, Credit, Countrywide, Credit crunch, Stock market, Federal reserve, Dividend, Banking, Bank of america.
Related Tags: College tuition, Student loans, University tuition, University, Student lending, John hancock, Tuition, Credit crunch, Saving for college.
The credit crunch is hitting student loans as turmoil in the debt markets along with high student default rates make lenders wary. Despite falling interest rates, rates on student loans are...
If you're going to college in the fall don't fret, you can still get a student loan pretty easily. Whether it's worth it is another story.
I've written a lot about the cost of college education in the US. Here's a good article on alternatives abroad.
This is a really interesting article that I used as a source for my own college article. It's worth the read, especially if your going or sending someone to college soon.
I recently learned that it would cost me $200,000 to graduate from my Alma mater. It made me wonder if the cost was worth it.
Good survey data from John Hancock that shows majority of families don't save enough for college. Also shows the reasons why.
| Page 1 of 1 |
BestCashCow provides information on the best CD (certificates of deposit) rates, the best money market rates, the best savings rates, and more - as well as financial information that can help you make better decisions with your money.
|
Type
|
Interest Rate
|
Institution
|
|
4.76%
|
EverBank
|
|
|
2.54%
|
Fidelity
|
|
|
3.56%
|
Corus Bank
|
|
|
4.25%
|
Corus Bank
|
|
|
5.00%
|
Washington Mutual
|
|
|
4.36%
|
E-Loan
|
|
|
4.50%
|
Wachovia Bank
|
|
|
4.81%
|
Discover Bank
|
|
|
5.23%
|
Discover Bank
|
|
|
4.84%
|
US Treasury
|
|
|
3.50%
|
Federal Home Loan Bank (state and local tax exempt)
|
|
|
3.67%
|
Northrop Grumman FCU
|
|
|
4.06%
|
Melrose CU
|
|
|
4.22%
|
Melrose CU
|
|
|
4.32%
|
Melrose CU
|
|
|
1.83%
|
Various brokerages
|
|
|
2.01%
|
Various brokerages
|
|
|
2.38%
|
Various brokerages
|
|
|
3.10%
|
Various brokerages
|
|
|
3.84%
|
Various brokerages
|
See more product and rate information
Where do you think Interest rates are going?
