…  rates on federally backed loans for college students are set to edge higher on July 1, a student lender …  in loans, the lender said. The current “grace period” consolidation rate is 6.62 percent, but it will rise to 7.25 percent for …

…  college graduation season comes to a close, the newly anointed degree holders …  choices. One is consolidating their federally backed loans. This decision should be made before July 1. That’s when the …  from the current 6.54 percent. Under the federal consolidation program, student and parent borrowers can bundle all of their …

It’s a good thing you got that college education. You can put it to good use navigating the complex maze that …  you consider whether to consolidate your federal student loans. For those who have never done it, it’s a question that comes up every …  within 60 days of consolidating. But if you apply for consolidation before July 1, a lot of lenders can set it up so that the clock …

…  Loan Network. “We see what students go through to get to college, and we want to give back. And, we use surveys on the site to help …  billion in scholarships, grants and federal, private and consolidation loan funding. To help make the confusing and stressful financial …

…  O’Leary, director of student aid and finance at Stonehill College in Massachusetts, who was at the Feb. 26 session. “They’d seen the …  department first noticed a problem in mid-2003, when loan consolidation became more popular, according to an agency official who spoke on …

…  resource available for student loans and student loan consolidation options. SimpleTuition helps parents, students and financial aid …  than 25 lenders and is working with dozens of leading U.S. colleges to bring objective loan information on dozens of additional loan …

…  efforts. For student loan borrowers, financing their college education and choosing the best lender for their funds often is one of …  four subject areas, including NextStudent’s Student Loan Consolidation, Federal PLUS Loans, Stafford Loans and Private Student …

…  Higher Education Act mandates that colleges cannot require students to fund Federal Family Education Loan Program loans through the preferred lenders suggested by their financial aid offices. …  student loans, both federal and private student loan consolidation programs, and college savings plans. The NextStudent …

…  After you enter the professional world you leave the college years behind to focus on your career goals. But one thing most people …  this burden continue to weigh you down, make student loan consolidation a priority on your list of New Years resolutions. New federal …

…  A permanent tax exemption for 529 savings plans. In the college financing arena, the hottest trend in 2006 seemed to be change itself. …  this year — to the tune of nearly $40 billion worth of consolidation. Looming increases drove the stampede to lock in deals at low …