A creditworthy co-signer can help you get a private student loan with favorable interest rates and terms. But it's a serious responsibility: The debt shows up on their credit report and their credit ...

Morningstar Quantitative Ratings for Stocks are generated using an algorithm that compares companies that are not under analyst coverage to peer companies that do receive analyst-driven ratings.

Over 90% of student loan applicants rely on a co-signer, a creditworthy individual willing to repay the funds if the borrower is unable. If you don't have someone helping you out, however, there are ...