Gerri Willis, CNN's personal finance editor, answers readers' questions, providing actionable advice in this difficult economy.
Question 1. How much longer are we going to accept the recent practice of credit card companies to gouge customers in good standing with higher fees and interest rates just because they can? - JoAnne
Gerri Willis answers reader's questions.
Do you have any advice for people with private student loans? My husband faces an interest rate of 10% attached to his private student loans. Is there any hope to reduce it? - Katie, Ga.
The credit crunch may be bleeding into the student loan industry. Here's what it could mean to your wallet and how to protect yourself.
Students relying on college loans will soon feel the pinch from the subprime mortgage crisis, according to a report by financial aid guide FinAid this week.
It's a good thing you got that college education. You can put it to good use navigating the complex maze that is the student loan industry as you consider whether to consolidate your federal student loans.
If you've borrowed money from Uncle Sam to finance your education or your child's, you might be able to save yourself thousands of dollars.
Dear Armchair Millionaire: I have a ton of student loans, and I've been hearing about the advantages of consolidating them. Is this something I should consider?
NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Come July, the rock-bottom rates on your federally guaranteed, variable-rate student loans will be going up.
Not all telemarketers have gotten the hint that consumers really don't want to take their calls.
NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Many Fed watchers anticipate a rate hike by summer and a gradual rising of rates in areas that directly affect consumers. But in at least one rate-sensitive area, interest rates will be setting yet another record low.
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