Students

58,000 former students with loans from the 1990s are getting refunds or having money wiped from their debts after a Student Loans Company (SLC) paperwork blunder.

MoneySavingExpert.com is urging the Government to urgently clear up confusion after it emerged thousands of people who defer student loans taken out between 1990 and 1998 will now have this information added to their credit files. This is despite ministers promising there would be no real change for borrowers after the loans were sold to debt collector Erudio Student Loans last year.

Universities have been told to change rules which could stop students from graduating or continuing their courses if they've unpaid non-tuition debts, such as accommodation bills or childcare services.

Nearly £900 million of student loans taken out during the 1990s have been sold off by the Government.

Drivers are being warned about being ripped off by "ghost brokers", who sell fake insurance polices at cheap prices.

At the start of the new academic year I am calling for the Government to urgently review student maintenance loans and grants to ensure they cover the true cost of living.

Student rent prices have soared by 8.5% in the past year, with the average price of a room now reaching £357 per month, according to a new study.

NatWest and Royal Bank of Scotland customers should watch out for overdraft fees after the banks today reduced the buffer from which they start charging customers £6 a month for dipping into an authorised overdraft, from £100 to £10.

The National Union of Students is urging colleges and universities to ban advertising from controversial payday lenders on their campuses.