… You are halfway there because you are thinking ahead. Most students don’t consider the impact of debt until they are buried in it at the … more. If you borrow money for college, seek federal loans–such as Stafford loans–from your school’s financial aid office, and try …
… that contains confidential information on 60 million student borrowers have repeatedly searched it in ways that violate federal … are focusing on students in the database who take out loans directly with the government, known as direct loans. “The database is …
… the law school’s newest clinic, which will provide students with opportunities to work with not-for-profit entities and … initially through charitable gifts to arranging micro-loans for cooperatives. Professor Larry Marshall, who serves as the David …
… school students applying for the state’s Promise Scholarship and other West Virginia … to apply for the merit-based scholarship and to file a federal financial aid application is March 1. The FAFSA — Free Application … of grants, scholarships, work-study programs and low-cost loans, Murphy said. To get their share of the funds, students need to fill …
… on bills that would dramatically cut interest rates on student loans for some borrowers. Although the measures have yet to become law, one …
Student-loan borrowers cheered last month when the House voted to halve interest rates on federal loans. But don’t start celebrating just yet. The bill, called the College …
… of Representatives voted to pass a bill that would cut student loan interest rates in half. “The motivation is to help college … and to make college more affordable to students by making loans and loan rates more manageable,” said Nicole Young, press secretary for …
… business about 15 years ago, when the default rate on our loans was just under 19 percent,” Moore said. Most of the burden has been … said. “Our marketing numbers indicate that up to 1,000 students per year could be helped by offering these loans,” Moore said. He said …
… to pass a cut in student loan interest rates, House members on Wednesday clashed over education … helping college graduates pay off debts or expanding federal grants for low-income students. Democrats were pushing the interest … 5.5 million students who get need-based federal tuition loans each year. The Bush administration opposes the bill and Senate …
Students who will be attending college in 2007-08 should start filling out the federal government’s financial aid form — even if they filled it out last year … grants; government-guaranteed Stafford, Plus and Perkins loans; and work-study jobs. Many states including California use it to decide …