While many American students continue to fight the uphill battle of the Student Debt Crisis, the American Association of University Women (AAUW) states that women hold two-thirds of U.S. student loan debt, just under $1 Trillion. 

Through centuries, women have displayed the courage to overcome c...

While a student can use both income share agreements (ISAs) and loans to finance their education, they are two separate concepts. Income share agreements have built in protections that help the consumer during economic hardship.  There’s also no obligation to pay back the full amount funded. H...

When trying to pay for school, it can be difficult to do so while staying within the guidelines of Islamic Finance. You want to avoid interest, but school is expensive and you don't see any other ways to finance your education. However, there now may be an option for you. With the rise of income sh...

In recent years, income share agreements (ISAs) have been touted as an alternative to college loans. The people pushing for this change claim that they are more balanced in risk vs reward for the person pursing a college degree. While that may be true, many critics claim that they are often mo...

On the surface, ​income share agreements​ (ISAs) may look a lot like income-based repayment (IBR) programs offered by the government. They both allow you to make payments based on a percentage of your income. However, if you dig a little deeper, you'll notice that the two products can be vastl...

Income share agreements, or ISAs for short, have gained a lot of ground the last few months. This includes a number of proposed bills in congress. An ISA is a contract in which a person agrees to share a set percent of their income in exchange for an agreed upon amount of funding. With an...