Student Funding Group, LLC (StuFund) announced that it will be offering a number of new private student loan products. Some of these loans will feature no fees and are designed for students looking to finance their college education or consolidate private loan debt.
The StuFund Solutions Loan will have zero fees and offer competitive rates. “Our [...]
As college graduation season comes to a close, the newly anointed degree holders finally have to face a new reality — life with hefty education debt.
There is plenty to be done before the debt starts to come due — in about six months for most — but graduates will need to act fast and think [...]
Loan consolidation is an important step in dealing with your student debt. AMSA members are eligible for the AMSA (American Medical Student Association) Loan Consolidation Program. It is important to understand loan consolidation and the real terms of any loan or consolidation contract. I want to provide you with some general information about loan consolidation [...]
New grant programs. Higher interest rates for student loans. A permanent tax exemption for 529 savings plans. In the college financing arena, the hottest trend in 2006 seemed to be change itself. A little tinkering here. Some sweeping overhauls there. What it all means depends on your personal circumstances. But no matter where you are [...]
There is an option for undergraduate and graduate students who have not yet applied for their student loans or for those without sufficient federal funds for the fall semester. Phoenix-based NextStudent, a premier education funding company, has a private student loan program to help undergraduate and graduate students receive the funding they need to get [...]
Student loan rates are increasing, refinancing rules are changing — and midnight Friday is the deadline for borrowers to do something about it.
Federal parent loans and Stafford loan rates will increase about 2 percent under federal policy changes that will take effect Saturday, said Greg Peterson, financial aid director at Winona State University. Refinancing those [...]
College costs keep spiraling upward, and now the cost of borrowing to pay for higher education is about to spike, too.
Students and their parents have taken comfort in a half-decade of ultra-cheap college loans, loading up on debt to cover the bills. About 8 million people borrowed $60 billion this year in education loans issued [...]
Students 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 student loan.
Lenders are hawking offers to consolidate student loans and lock in rates before rates go up July 1.
Consolidation can lower monthly loan payments and save thousands of [...]
Many student loan borrowers are listening to industry experts by taking advantage of loan consolidation in record numbers. Student loan interest rates are expected to rise by 2 percentage points on July 1, 2006. By locking into a fixed interest rate, consolidation allows borrowers to lower their monthly payments. Consolidation with a fixed interest rate [...]