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Struggling Lenders Continue to Suspend Federal and Private Student Loan Programs (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance) Despite federal legislation passed in May that was designed to help the struggling student loan industry, cash-strapped lenders continue to drop out of the student loan business, leaving families throughout the country scrambling to find a new student loan provider as 6.7 million undergraduates prepare to head back to school.

Student Loans Get Harder To Come By (NBC4 Washington, D.C.)College students are feeling the effect of the credit crunch as some private companies stop issuing student loans and others raise interest rates.

Feds, state will repay some loans for teachers (The Fayetteville Observer)Editor’s note: Catherine Pritchard is on vacation. This column was compiled by members of the Observer staff. Q: What counties or state programs will pay back a student loan for a teacher?

Credit squeeze hits college students, families (MSNBC)With the price of some top-priced colleges and universities north of $50,000 a year and lenders cutting back on student loans, financing a college education is getting harder.

Survey Reveals One in Four Students Leave College With More Than $5,000 in Credit Card Debt (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) For college students, applying for a credit card to get a free t-shirt or other perk may seem harmless enough, but poorly managed finances during those college years can lead to significant debt and a bad credit score years after that t-shirt is worn and discarded.

State stepping in as banks bail out of student loans (The Salt Lake Tribune)For the first time, the state of Utah has begun originating student loans, a shift that will ensure that any Utah college student who needs financial assistance can get it, although it will cost more.

State using fed program to get Utahns student loans (Deseret Morning News)Although loans are getting harder to come by, college students in Utah seeking help with rising costs can still safely get money from the state that will be backed by the federal government.

Color of Money Live (Washington Post)Need advice about how to handle your personal finances? Whether the struggle is saving for retirement, organizing your bank files, or talking about money responsibility with your spouse or loved one, Post personal finance columnist Michelle Singletary offers her advice and answers your tough questions.

Wachovia to buy back auction-rate securities (The Kansas City Star)Two more big financial institutions agreed on Friday to buy back auction-rate securities from customers after the market for those instruments imploded in February.

NH regulators to have 'major' news on UBS branch (The Lewiston Sun Journal)CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - New Hampshire securities regulators say they'll have a major announcement Thursday about their investigation of a company that underwrites student loans in the state.