Sallie Mae Senior Vice President Barry Goulding today testified at the Senate Banking Committee hearing, ‘Paying for College: The Role of Private Student Lending’ to demonstrate how Sallie Mae serves students and parents in the private education loan market.
Goulding emphasized Sallie Mae’s ‘1-2-3 approach’ to paying for college: 1) after tapping personal financial resources such [...]

College students with multiple government-backed loans may want to consider consolidating them before interest rates go up July 1, says Indiana State University’s director of student financial aid.
“I think there’s a good potential for savings right now,” said Tom Ratliff, ISU financial aid director.
Current interest rates “are very attractive,” he said.
Students will have to act [...]