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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 …  point from 6.54 percent to 6.62 percent, according to College Loan Corp., a San Diego-based lender. Stafford loans represent the …

June 1st, 2007

GCC, Rowan tardy on loan info

…  Gloucester County College and Rowan University missed the deadline to reply to the state Attorney …  a statewide investigation into improper partnerships with colleges and student loan companies. Only 32 of the 61 subpoenaed colleges …  the best possible deal and the process of getting student loans is not colored by some conflict,” Wald said. The partnerships between …

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

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 …  helps students borrow in several ways: through direct loans, by subsidizing interest payments, and by encouraging private lenders to …

May 23rd, 2007

Student loan decisions weigh heavily on graduates

…  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 …  rate reduction. So here’s a to-do list for college graduates with debt: • Write down every student loan you have, …

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 …  programs. The company manages $150 billion in education loans and serves nearly 10 million student and parent customers. Through its …

May 23rd, 2007

Student loan legislation awaits Spitzer’s signature

…  legislation to prohibit revenue sharing agreements between colleges and student loan companies after Attorney General Andrew Cuomo began …  cases millions of dollars to the students who took out loans. The $85 billion-a-year industry has taken hard hits recently as the …

May 13th, 2007

Student loan scandal: Effects on consolidation

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 …  News of student lenders offering perks and kickbacks to colleges and alumni associations to include them on preferred lender lists …

May 13th, 2007

Higher ed financial aid plan sees support

…  from all corners of Oregon are backing a new approach to college financial aid as the elixir to the state’s college-affordability …  for Oregon public universities with a maximum $11,000 in loans, assuming they work part time during the school year and full time in the …

May 13th, 2007

Florida Joins College Loan Investigation

…  Bill McCollum sent a questionnaire to all Florida public colleges and universities. The questionnaire asks if preferred lenders have …  students who may not be eligible for different types of loans then that’s okay,” said mom and student Felicia McNealy, referring to …

May 13th, 2007

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