Credit is retracting in nearly every sector - home mortgages are dwindling, business loans are down, car loans are non-existent. But there is one area in which credit has actually expanded: Government-backed, higher education loans. The total number of student loans made in 2008 is up 18.6% from 2007, according to an article in today's Wall Street Journal. Home mortgages, on … [Read more...] about A Silver Lining for Students: More Federal Student Loans Are Available