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Deadline looming to lock in loan rates

…  have until June 30 to consolidate loans Clemson University sophomore John Masslon, like other college student across the nation, is hearing from lots of lenders about his …  was a no-brainer to keep future loan payments and total debt down. Clemson’s financial aid office is encouraging students who call …

June 19th, 2006

Student Loan Consolidation Deadline Nears

…  very expensive date, for anyone still paying off a student loan for college. Interest rates on federal student loans will rise by about two …

June 16th, 2006

It’s not too late to beat student loan rate hikes

…  largest interest rate hike in the history of the student loan program is only weeks away and local students will be among the millions …  Mader, 22, of Parkersburg, who graduated from Marietta College in May. “I haven’t done anything about it.” Mader …

June 13th, 2006

New college grads face perils of debt

…  of debt if you are like the average person graduating from college this year. Until now, you may have paid little attention to the loans you’ve been taking out to pay for college. But usually about this time, …

June 11th, 2006

COLLEGE FUNDS: Consider loan consolidation

…  you have a Parent Loan for Undergraduate Students, known as a PLUS loan, think about …  loans are federally backed loans that help parents pay for college costs that aren’t covered by financial aid. The loans are in the …  you’ve borrowed and how long it takes you to pay off the debt, consolidating could save you thousands of dollars in interest over the …

June 4th, 2006

Student loan rates to go up July 1

…  loan interest rates will rise almost 40 percent when they are reset on July 1, …  jump in interest rates comes at a time when student debt financed at even lower rates is pressing hard on recent graduates, …  to a new survey, almost seven out of ten college graduates who responded are paying off student loans or have spouses …

May 31st, 2006

Consolidation can save on your student loan

…  a pile of student loans to pay off? Borrowers with the common Stafford and Plus student loans …  Consolidation Loan to refinance that older, variable-rate debt with a new fixed-rate loan currently charging as little as 4.5 percent. …  to pay off older ones with less desirable terms. The College Loan Corporation, one of many companies that helps borrowers refinance, …

May 30th, 2006

Popular Student Loan Program Changing

College roommates Celeste Steenburgh and Jessica Dreier have different majors but a common concern, mounting student loans. “I’m already looking for that job that’s going to pay me enough money …  worried about paying it off,” Dreier said. The average debt for college grads has skyrocketed to $19,000 with many owing more than …

May 30th, 2006

Federal Student Loan Interest Rates to Rise Nearly 2 Full Percentage Points This Summer

…  loan interest rates will climb 1.84 percentage points this summer — one of the …  up to real savings. For example, a student graduating from college this spring with a balance of $20,000 who consolidates before July 1 at …  subsidiaries and divisions, Sallie Mae also provides debt management services as well as business and technical products to a range …

May 30th, 2006

Word of Caution for College Students and Graduates: All Student Loan Consolidators Are Not Equal

…  student loan interest rates set to rise between 1.5 and 2 percentage points on July 1, …  subsidiaries and divisions, Sallie Mae also provides debt management services as well as business and technical products to a range of business clients, including colleges, universities and loan guarantors. More information is available at …

May 24th, 2006