Quick Update: Default, The Debt Ceiling Fiasco, and Interest on Your Student Loans

Default is still a possibility as the August 2nd deadline nears. Regardless of the outcome, the average American will be hurt by whatever ha...

Debt Ceiling Fiasco and Student Loans

As AEM has been reporting , the debt ceiling disaster will have a direct effect upon interest rates on student loans. On the floor today, Se...

Who's Terrified? Debt Ceiling Fiasco and Student Loans

It's politics as usual, and like many of you, I am underemployed, living with my in-laws, and absolutely furious with this bullshit in D...

URGENT ACTION: Tell The GOP that Pell Grants Are NOT Welfare

AEM has been reporting about the threat to Pell Grants since mid-May. It is on the chopping block, and some members of the GOP have describe...

Rep Hansen Clarke's Call for Loan Forgiveness

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Call to Action: Tell Leaders in D.C. to Raise the Debt Ceiling

Investors are jittery about D.C.'s inability to raise the debt ceiling, so they are seeking alternatives to U.S. bonds .  AEM has been d...

Your thoughts - The Debt Ceiling Fiasco and Student Loan Debt

AEM has interviewed several experts about the debt ceiling fiasco and student loan debts. There are indicators that the triple A rating that...

Sell Those Indenture Instruments Immediately! The Debt Ceiling Disaster and Student Loans

As I mentioned earlier , Bloomberg reported that if the US defaults and loses its AAA rating, investors might begin to sell off government-b...

The Debt Ceiling Fiasco And Student Loans

If the US loses its triple A status, investors might end up selling off their student-loan backed securities. The $250-billion government-b...

UPDATE: Exclusive Interview - Whistleblower David Goodstein Discusses Victory over Kaplan University

Last Friday, AEM broke the news that David Goodstein, a former high-ranking employee at Kaplan University, settled his suit against the sch...

The Debt Ceiling: Why It's A Real Issue For The Indentured Educated Class

So . . . stock markets have opened in Asia, and, despite what you have been told - by those who have no sense of how markets operate and aff...

Rep Hansen Clarke's Call for Loan Forgiveness

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UPDATE: BREAKING! Whistleblower David Goodstein Slams Kaplan and Wins!

In November of 2010, I wrote about David Goodstein's suit against Kaplan . He came to me with his story about one of Kaplan's campus...

Rep. Hansen Clarke: Congress should cut and cap mortgages and forgive student loans to create jobs

Please let Rep. Clarke know how much we appreciate his suggestion! Call his office (202-225-2261) and send him a tweet (@RepHansenClarke) - ...

More Threats To Pell

Higher education advocate at U.S. PIRG, Rich Williams, has written an frightening piece for USA Today about Pell. It is at even greater risk...

Thomas M Cooley Law School Sues NYC Law Firm and 4 'John Does' for Defamation: Seeking Answers and Help from the Hill

As AEM reported last week, Thomas M Cooley Law School has filed a lawsuit against a NYC law firm and '4 John Does' for defamation . ...

Save Pell!

Are you aware that the Pell Program, which helps low-income Americans go to school, is on the chopping block because of this debt ceiling fi...

UPDATE: BREAKING! Thomas Cooley Law School Fights Back And Sues a Law Firm and Four 'John Does'

One of the John Does is saying some interesting things about Thomas Cooley Law School, and I'm not referring to the opinions he (?) stat...

BREAKING! Thomas Cooley Law School Fights Back And Sues a Law Firm and Four 'John Does'

A few months ago I relayed information about Thomas M. Cooley Law School. It was from a little bird named Ch. Burns. The school has now file...

The 9.5% Loan Scandal: The Hero and The A%&$!-es

Very few are aware of how much taxpayers were ripped off by student lenders like Nelnet, Sallie Mae, PHEAA, etc., etc. They stole millions a...

Nelnet News

Nelnet has purchased $1.9 billion in FFELP loans from an affiliate of Greystone Co Inc. This means their portfolio will increase to $25 bil...

Big Bully: Sallie Mae's Threats in NY

I am collecting and interviewing people for an article on tweets about Sallie Mae. In the process, I noticed that someone tweeted something ...