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ITT Educational Services, Inc. Announces Availability of Additional Student Funding Options

…  Bank of America, Chase Education Finance and Citibank, The Student Loan Corporation to provide federal and private education loans to qualified ITT Technical Institute students and their parents for the …

January 23rd, 2008

Study up before taking out private-lender student loan

…  college costs continuing to rise, parents and students are increasingly turning to private lenders to cover the cost of …  Weston. Why should this concern you? Because not all loans are created equal. There are three basic types of loans available to undergrads: federal loans issued directly by the government; loans from private lenders …

October 14th, 2007

House OKs Pell grant increase, lower college-loan interest rates

…  House on Wednesday approved far-reaching changes in student aid programs, voting to slash $19 billion in federal subsidies to …  students and halving interest rates on federally backed loans with the savings. The bill passed 273-149, in a sometimes-raucous …

July 13th, 2007

New law increases student loan limits

…  students will be able to borrow more from Uncle Sam and pay less in fees to lenders under a federal law that takes effect this week. It will be the first time that the annual limits on federal Stafford Loans have increased since 1992. Over the same time period, tuition rates have …

July 7th, 2007

Loan limits increase for college students

…  new law changes the annual Stafford loan limits for students who qualify for financial aid. The change provides an additional $875 …  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

AGs urge Senate to protect students from deceptive loan practices

…  31 Attorneys General, urged the U.S. Senate to enact The Student Loan Sunshine Act, a new federal law to safeguard students and families …  lenders to fully disclose terms and conditions for all loans, this practice will cease,” stated Attorney General Foti. “My …

July 7th, 2007

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, …  interest rates on existing variable-rate student loans will jump by .08 percent by the end of the summer. Federal statutes caused the increase, said Beth Gerard, a representative from …

July 3rd, 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 …  and shifting it all to increase grants and cheaper loans so they’ll be guaranteed to go to students,” said Michael Dannenberg of …

June 27th, 2007

TAMIU urges students to apply for fall financial aid

Students planning to attend Texas A&M International University in the fall should …  of grants, which are free government money, as well as loans, which students must pay back after graduation. “The biggest misconception students have is that Federal Stafford Loans are not part of the financial aid package and they can …

June 27th, 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

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