Lots of banks offer incentives for opening a checking account, but a recent Bank of America promotion that rewards you with $100 if you open an account, deposit $500 and then leave the account open for at least 30-days is one of the most lucrative and easiest offers in some time. As a student, an [...]

Are you confused about how to apply for a student loan? Here is a short explanation that will hopefully demystify what looks like a snarl of red tape at first. Student loans are not grants, as they do have to be paid back, but they can definitely help you focus on your studies and not [...]

Congratulations, you’ve made it to college and you now have the freedom to run your own life. Your only responsibility is to get good grades (you can do it we’re sure). Oh, and pay for all of the tuition fees, living expenses, food, textbooks, entertainment, clothes and everything else it takes to get by in [...]

As the credit crunch in the U.S. continues it’s not only mortgages that are becoming harder to get, but also student loans. Today several banks announced that they would stop providing loans to students at community colleges, for-profit universities and less competitive schools. However, students at the nation’s top universities will not be affected by [...]