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Proposed student loan rules restrict marketing practices

…  federal Education Department, criticized for lax oversight of student loans, released proposed rules on Friday that would set new standards for …  affected loans, under the proposal. They would also ban a college’s “access to a lender’s other financial products, computer hardware, …

June 3rd, 2007

Legislation would increase funding for study abroad

…  participation in study abroad programs from 200,000 college students per year to 1 million. One percent of all college students …  bill].” Fenner said there is great need for a federal study abroad policy. “We are the only industrialized nation …

June 2nd, 2007

College Loan Rates Rising Slightly

…  rates on federally backed loans for college students are set to edge higher on July 1, a student lender …

June 1st, 2007

College loan rates rise July 1

…  rates on federally backed loans for college students are set to edge higher on July 1, a student lender …

June 1st, 2007

GCC, Rowan tardy on loan info

…  Gloucester County College and Rowan University missed the deadline to reply to the state Attorney …  into improper partnerships with colleges and student loan companies. Only 32 of the 61 subpoenaed colleges subpoenaed responded by …  any direct contact with lenders, as it goes through the federal Direct Loan program. For a period of about 8 months, the university …

June 1st, 2007

College loan volume up, students graduate into debt

…  a growing number of options to finance a college education, students and parents are increasingly turning to loans. Not only are students borrowing more money, but more of them are …  borrowing increased 238 percent. In 2002, the total federal loan volume at Nebraska public institutions topped $166 million, nearly …

June 1st, 2007

Columbia University reaches agreement in student loan probe

…  of conduct that ban such practices as lender gifts to college financial aid officers, and both will be monitored by Cuomo’s office …  U.S. Rep. George Miller, D-California, announced that the Federal Trade Commission has begun an inquiry into “the unfair and deceptive …

June 1st, 2007

How to borrow for college: A basic primer

…  turn their attention over the next few weeks to paying for college. Scholarships and grants — which don’t have to be paid back — are …  for a loan first? A: That one’s easy: Uncle Sam. The federal government helps students borrow in several ways: through direct loans, …

May 23rd, 2007

Student loan decisions weigh heavily on graduates

…  college graduation season comes to a close, the newly anointed degree holders …  think through their choices. One is consolidating their federally backed loans. This decision should be made before July 1. That’s when the …

May 23rd, 2007

Sallie Mae Awards 11-Year-Old Gracie Maddox $25,000 on The ‘Dr. Phil’ Show to Help Pay for College

…  Mae, the nation’s leading saving- and paying-for-college company, awarded $25,000 to 11-year-old Gracie Maddox on “Dr. Phil” to …  investment plans in which the assets grow free of federal taxes. Money in 529 plans can be withdrawn tax-free, provided the funds …

May 23rd, 2007