April 19, 2025
Financial Assets

Colleges issue more bonds, fearing federal funding cuts

There has been a lot going on in bond markets in recent days. The corporate bond market ground to a halt after the President announced his new tariffs, as we reported yesterday. But there’s another part of the bond market that doesn’t always get a lot of attention: higher education. These are bonds issued by

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Financial Assets

Charts reveal how Trump gutted federal student loan office

More than 600 positions have been eliminated from the Federal Student Aid office, internal documents show. Now, in many places, “no one is identifying schools that are failing financially.” WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump has made it a top priority to dismantle and reorganize the federal Education Department. Simultaneously, he has promised time and again

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Financial Assets

Biden promises to cancel student loan debt. The truth is he can’t

Joe Biden and Kamala Harris continue to march forward with debt forgiveness plans that they have no authority to implement. Millennials: Thousands in debt, little in the bank, yet loves vacations Millennials are struggling to stay financially afloat these days thanks to rising rent, and student loan debt. Buzz60 It’s the middle of August, which

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