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NextStudent Urges Wisdom When Considering College Debt Repayment Strategy

…  college students across the country recently have received their degrees and …  into the real world, which includes repaying their student loans. According to NextStudent, a leading Phoenix-based education funding company, composing a strategy for repaying college student debt is simple, once borrowers are armed with accurate, easily …

July 7th, 2007

New law increases student loan limits

College students will be able to borrow more from Uncle Sam and pay less in fees …  the first time that the annual limits on federal Stafford Loans have increased since 1992. Over the same time period, tuition rates have …  a student may need if he or she attends a fifth year of college, Taylor said. “The government is essentially saying you can borrow more …

July 7th, 2007

Loan limits increase for college students

…  takes effect this week spells more money in the pockets of college undergraduates who borrow from Uncle Sam. The new law changes the …  to take the cost as it comes and hope we can get them [loans].” No increase to loan limits Taylor said the changes to the loan …

July 7th, 2007

Schumer pushes for college-loan disclosure

…  Schumer learned about the misleading nature of college loans the hard way. With his youngest daughter heading off to college and the older one entering law school, the U.S. senator knew he needed …

July 7th, 2007

AGs urge Senate to protect students from deceptive loan practices

…  and families nationwide from deceptive practices in the college loan industry. The House of Representatives recently passed this …  lenders to fully disclose terms and conditions for all loans, this practice will cease,” stated Attorney General Foti. “My …

July 7th, 2007

2Futuro Announces $2,000 in Scholarship Awards

…  said Alvarez. The first in her family to attend college, Alvarez will graduate next year with a bachelor’s degree in sociology …  that enables parents and students to apply for college loans in the language they most prefer-Spanish or English. 2Futuro is a joint …

July 7th, 2007

Student loan rate, financial aid up slightly

…  released at the end of March includes $8 million for college financial aid, an increase of $3 million from the previous school …  interest rates on existing variable-rate student loans will jump by .08 percent by the end of the summer. Federal statutes …  Beth Gerard, a representative from Sallie Mae, a leading college-loan agency. Last year, ABOR decided on increases that upped …

July 3rd, 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 …  who is concerned about the increasing burdens for college graduates and worried as well about those who are foregoing higher …

July 3rd, 2007

Albany college gets grant for financial course

…  College has received a $7,500 grant from the New York State Higher Education …  is designed to educate students at the Albany, N.Y., college, and others, about student loans and repayment practices, as well as to equip them with practical …

June 28th, 2007

Student Loan Industry Struggles Amid Controversy

…  and shifting it all to increase grants and cheaper loans so they’ll be guaranteed to go to students,” said Michael Dannenberg of …  against default. But they would make a lot less on those loans. President Bush supports cutting the subsidy rates. But the industry …  news reports roll in about conflicts of interest between colleges and lenders, sympathy for this industry is at low …

June 27th, 2007

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