Loan consolidation is an important step in dealing with your student debt. AMSA members are eligible for the AMSA (American Medical Student Association) Loan Consolidation Program. It is important to understand loan consolidation and the real terms of any loan or consolidation contract. I want to provide you with some general information about loan consolidation [...]
Your education is the key to launching your future. After you enter the professional world you leave the college years behind to focus on your career goals. But one thing most people can’t leave behind are student loans. Don’t let this burden continue to weigh you down, make student loan consolidation a priority on your [...]
The State of Ohio recently announced that $50 million in volume cap has been awarded to State Treasurer Jennette Bradley’s Office for the State of Ohio’s Ohio Centric Student Loan Program. The Ohio Centric program was established in 2000 by the State of Ohio to ensure that the State committed a portion of its annual [...]
WASHINGTON Democratic pledges to cut student loan interest rates hold out the possibility of considerable savings for students, but also inject an element of uncertainty as students prepare to apply for financial aid in the next few weeks.
Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., the incoming House speaker, has put cutting student loan interest rates in half among [...]
Nelnet Inc. said the Canadian government has decided to award a student loan contract to another service provider instead of its subsidiary, Edulinx Canada Corp.
The company said it would have to record a pre-tax impairment charge of $9 million to $10 million in the fourth quarter for certain Edulinx assets, including servicing software and hardware [...]
The Students Financing Agency for Rwanda (SFAR) has finalised arrangements to ensure that beneficiaries of education loans start repaying them early next year. Speaking during a one-day consultative workshop at the Intercontinental Hotel Tuesday 12, the SFAR Director General, Emmanuel Muvunyi said all the necessary provisions were in place for effective recovery. The workshop was [...]
Pennsylvania’s student loan agency is seeking to appeal a Commonwealth Court order to turn over its expense records to three news organizations.
Lawyers for the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency want the state Supreme Court to decide the issue. But the agency must first get permission from the Commonwealth Court.
The court ruled last month that PHEAA [...]
Q: I’m trying to expand my small business, but I never seem to have enough money for anything but routine expenses. I think a small loan would help me to move things forward. I know there are loans for small businesses, but are there any special loans for veterans?
A: Look into the Small Business Administration’s [...]
Democrats say they are putting education reform at the top of their to-do list as they prepare to take control of Congress.
They have not, however, spelled out what the math will look like.
Democrats say they will slash interest rates on need-based college loans in half — from 6.8 percent to 3.4 percent.
“That will be done [...]
When Arizona State University students ask the financial aid office for advice on private loans for college, officials recommend Education Finance Partners. ASU has made the San Francisco-based firm a “preferred†lender, allowing the firm to use the university’s logo on student loan marketing materials.
The deal does not secure lower interest rates for students or [...]