Your only consolidate loan student news source! Click on each item to read full story.   Former College Students Drowning In Loan Debt read story The Call 6 Investigators uncover a perfect storm brewing in Indiana, where student loan debt is threatening to damage the economy and drown Hoosiers, whether they went to college or not.   President Obama’s student loan debt relief plan goes into effect early read story Graduate students received financial assistance from President Obama’s student loan debt relief plan last month. Originally, this was supposed take place on Jan. 2014, but in the midst of the tuition and loan crisis students will see their financial loans lessen this year.   Locals applaud student loan changes read story University of Iowa student leaders probably won't take action following a recent change in Sallie Mae's forbearance policies. Sallie Mae — the nation's largest distributor of private student loans — changed its fee policy Feb. 2 in response to a Change.org petition that received 77,000 signatures.   What the New Student Loan Plans Mean For You read story When it comes to debt, we usually think about mortgages and credit cards. Yet, the amount of student loan debt has recently surpassed credit card debt. Unlike a mortgage, you don't have a tangible asset that you can sell to pay it off and unlike credit card debt, they're notoriously difficult to get rid of even through bankruptcy. These are some of the reasons that student loan debt helped fuel ...   Student loan debt keeps going up read story Outstanding student loan debt surpassed $1 trillion in 2011, an amount that now exceeds what the entire nation owes in credit card debt. The amount of money owed on student loans has continued to rise, even as recession-minded consumers pay down debt elsewhere.   Paying off a student loan? New federal program may help read story People trying to pay off student loans might be able to save a little money, thanks to a new loan consolidation program sponsored by the federal government.   Obama’s student load debt relief plan goes into affect early read story Graduate students received financial assistance from President Obama’s student loan debt relief plan last month. Originally, this was supposed take place on Jan. 2014, but in the midst of the tuition and loan crisis students will see their financial loans lessen this year.   Jason Alderman: Easing Student Loan Repayments read story If you're having difficulty paying off your student loans and want to avoid defaulting, Income-Based Repayment and other options are available that might help.   Students Face Big Financial Aid Changes in 2012 read story Fewer students will qualify for grant money, and federal student loans will get more expensive.   Changes afoot in financial aid programs read story This year, college students face new rules in the financial aid arena. Those applying for grant aid and federal student loans in 2012 will be affected by several changes in the college finance system. Here's what to expect.