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Student loan rate, financial aid up slightly

…  goal was to make sure that the state funded student financial aid at least to the statutory level,” said Tiffany N. Troidl, …  Arizona Students’ Association. Additionally, interest rates on existing variable-rate student loans will jump by .08 percent by the end of the summer. Federal statutes …

July 3rd, 2007

Albany college gets grant for financial course

…  Services Corp. to implement an online course to teach students about their finances. The course 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

…  Congress would cut billions in federal subsidies for the student loan industry and increase the amount of money available for needy students …

June 27th, 2007

College-Loan Ploys Probed

…  Blumenthal said Thursday he has found problems with student loan practices at specific schools in his investigation with federal education …

June 25th, 2007

Student loan debt can burden borrowers

…  and now you’re stressed about the debt. “Even if your student loans exceed your annual salary — which is, unfortunately, a common phenomenon …

June 24th, 2007

Senate Report Details Alleged Student Loan Company Enticements

…  student loan company took university financial aid directors on a junket to Disney …  loan industry. “This investigative report demonstrates that inappropriate marketing practices, conflicts of interest, and …

June 15th, 2007

Schumer asks for simpler college loan applications

…  Schumer on Wednesday unveiled a plan to make college loan applications easier to understand, arguing that high school students and their parents sometimes sign deceptive loan …  require lenders to detail loan amounts, range of interest rates and any fees in a standardized, easy to read table. Schumer said many …

June 15th, 2007

Cuomo urges lawmakers to boost college loan oversight

…  of the $85 billion-a-year industry to examine loan criteria. Private lending is more subject to abuse because it isn’t …  the third congressional committee chairman to review the student-loan industry’s practices. Probes by Senator Edward Kennedy and …  its private-loan programs in part on the historic default rates at schools, senior vice president Barry Goulding told the …

June 8th, 2007

Received Your College Diploma? Looming Student Loan Paybacks Shouldn’t Rain on Your Parade

…  reality sinks in when grads think about paying back the student loan debt they have acquired. The median student loan debt for young adults …

June 8th, 2007

Read the fine print before you consolidate that student loan

…  will come from lenders, urging you to consolidate your student loans. Loan consolidation pitches aren’t new. For years, loan consolidation …

June 8th, 2007