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142 per cent rise in bad education loans in 3 years

Indian banks have seen a 142 per cent rise in default by students who have taken education loans during the past few years, at a time when hiring for new jobs has slowed down and tech companies have started laying off employees. State-owned banks, which are already weighed...

August 2, 2017 Loknath Das Education Loans No Comment

EPF members can settle education loans under Account 2 from July 21

KUALA LUMPUR: The Employees Provident Fund (EPF) has made it easier for its members to settle their outstanding education loans from July 21 and this could benefit up to 70,000 members who have yet to repay these loans. The retirement fund said the members would be able to...

July 6, 2017 Loknath Das Education Loans No Comment

Rates going up on federal student loans beginning July 1

On average, undergraduates took out $4,060 in unsubsidized federal Stafford loans in 2015-16, according to Mark Kantrowitz, publisher and vice president of strategy for Cappex.com. The average annual amount was $3,727 for undergraduate subsidized federal Stafford loans. The July 1 rate hike does not apply to private student loans Typically, federal...

July 1, 2017 Loknath Das Education Loans No Comment

7 Ways To Make Paying Down Your Student Loans A Little Easier

We’ve all read the stories scolding millennials for not growing up. How come you haven’t bought a home? Why aren’t you saving for retirement? And what’s the delay with tying the knot, for crying out loud? But a quick look at my book, Get a Financial Life: Personal Finance...

June 30, 2017 Loknath Das Education Loans No Comment

Sundaram Finance backs online education loans marketplace GyanDhan

GyanDhan, an online marketplace for education loans operated by Delhi-based Senbonzakura Consultancy Pvt. Ltd, has secured an undisclosed amount from Sundaram Finance Holdings, a subsidiary of Chennai-based Sundaram Finance Ltd, it said in a statement. GyanDhan, which was founded by IIT Kanpur alumnus Ankit Mehra and IIT Delhi...

June 24, 2017 Loknath Das Education Loans No Comment