"The credit crunch has washed onto the student-loan beach.".    From Wordnik.com.  [A Bachelor's in Borrowing] Reference

Then the student-loan problems emerged, knocking down the shares.    From Wordnik.com.  [Specialty Retailers & Services] Reference

What's less clear is how the student-loan environment will fare in the future.    From Wordnik.com.  [Online College Plans IPO] Reference

Mr. Cuomo's battle with the student-loan industry has drawn similar praise and criticism.    From Wordnik.com.  [New York's Top Cop Attracts Critics and Admirers] Reference

Computer-generated loan-consolidation mailers promising relief from the student-loan blues.    From Wordnik.com.  [STRUGGLING TO PAY THE MORTGAGE ON MY MIND] Reference

That's a far cry from the late 1980s, when student-loan default rates skyrocketed to as high as 30%.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Bachelor's in Borrowing] Reference

The Department of Education released details about pricing terms for student-loan servicing contracts.    From Wordnik.com.  [Exxon, Chevron Get Crude-Fueled Gains] Reference

In recent months, for-profit education companies have been shaken by problems in the student-loan market.    From Wordnik.com.  [Specialty Retailers & Services] Reference

Student-Lender Deal The agreements reached with the student-loan lenders shed light on Mr. Cuomo's approach.    From Wordnik.com.  [New York's Top Cop Attracts Critics and Admirers] Reference

Martha Holler, a Sallie Mae spokeswoman, said the student-loan company is "cooperating fully" with the inquiry.    From Wordnik.com.  [Sallie Discloses New York Probe] Reference

The decision had been awaited by investors in the largest U.S. student-loan company, commonly known as Sallie Mae.    From Wordnik.com.  [Sallie Mae Wins Pact for U.S. Student Loans] Reference

The Department of Education is proposing regulations for schools that are tied to their student-loan repayment rates.    From Wordnik.com.  [Corrections] Reference

He has been out front, early and often, on issues ranging from student-loan scams to the financial services meltdown.    From Wordnik.com.  [Cuomo Mishandles Anger Over AIG] Reference

Saddled with a huge student-loan debt and an underpaying job in graphic design, the 29-year-old Pennsylvanian was.    From Wordnik.com.  [Donnie Fowler: What the Heck is a Green Job?] Reference

If you have federal loans, such as Stafford loans, you're required to go through a student-loan exit-counseling interview.    From Wordnik.com.  [Graduates' To-Do List] Reference

A shrinking ABS market could result in higher borrowing costs for car buyers, credit-card users and student-loan applicants.    From Wordnik.com.  [Asset-Backed Issuers Pile Into Corporate Bond Market] Reference

One proposal on Capitol Hill would make it easier for students to escape private student-loan burdens by filing for bankruptcy.    From Wordnik.com.  [WSJ: Capitol Grilling Could Burn Slabs] Reference

No, because when I was in the campaign I always ... saw reformation of the student-loan program as an important part of this, too.    From Wordnik.com.  [Give Up The 'Self-Centered' Life] Reference

Mr. Cuomo has levied a number of fines on student-loan companies, but his office failed to collect a fine in at least one instance.    From Wordnik.com.  [New York's Top Cop Attracts Critics and Admirers] Reference

Coming on top of last year's ethics probes of the student-loan industry, it "really changed our whole outlook," says W. Kent Barnds.    From Wordnik.com.  [Colleges Turn Away From Private Lenders] Reference

Schools like Augustana College, in Rock Island, Ill., are taking another look at the federal government's direct student-loan program.    From Wordnik.com.  [Colleges Turn Away From Private Lenders] Reference

Financials were led by SLM, after the Department of Education released details about pricing terms for student-loan servicing contracts.    From Wordnik.com.  [Bets on Recovery Bolster Stocks] Reference

In the legislation, Congress also addresses conflicts of interest between colleges and student-loan companies that were aired last year.    From Wordnik.com.  [Congress Passes College-Oversight Bill] Reference

Clinton also proposed revamping the federal student-loan STAR program, bypassing banks and establishing a system of direct federal loans.    From Wordnik.com.  [The 'Soul' And Sell Of National Service] Reference

For-profit schools could seea drop in U.S. aid and earningsif student-loan repayment rates fall below a level proposed by the government.    From Wordnik.com.  [What's News: Business] Reference

Two major financial institutions also involved in the student-loan business would have been very helpful in financing on a long-term basis.    From Wordnik.com.  [SLM's Headmaster] Reference

Lenders and other institutions in the student-loan field are struggling to raise the capital to finance their activities amid a broader credit crunch.    From Wordnik.com.  [Credit Crunch Hits] Reference

Corrections & Amplifications The U.S. government requires all colleges participating in federal student-loan programs to publicly report graduation rates.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Downside of Diplomas] Reference

They are typically issued by municipalities and student-loan agencies, and until the market froze, they were widely peddled to the public as safe investments.    From Wordnik.com.  [Auction-Rate] Reference

Although Ms. Kakavas has cut corners on dining out and taken a second job to earn extra cash, she says she often uses her credit cards to pay her student-loan bills.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Bachelor's in Borrowing] Reference

The injection of federal funds into the student-loan arena is the latest move by Congress and the administration to head off an election-year collapse of that market.    From Wordnik.com.  [U.S. Aims to Buoy Student-Loan Market] Reference

Into a Student-Loan Product New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo is investigating a student-loan product from SLM Corp., the company disclosed in a regulatory filing.    From Wordnik.com.  [Sallie Discloses New York Probe] Reference

Approved by a strong bipartisan majority of 382-27, the bill lays out emergency measures that could be implemented if there's evidence the student-loan market is seizing up.    From Wordnik.com.  [Bank of America to Direct] Reference

Congress is also set to take up his proposal to cut back on federal subsidies to private student-loan companies, steering the money instead to direct assistance for students.    From Wordnik.com.  [Deeds vs. Promises: A Scorecard] Reference