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 … Senate is expected to take up the issue this month, with prospects uncertain. Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.), chairman of the Senate …
… Bush administration reached an accord with a student loan company that will let it keep $278 million in subsidies … a bill to cut interest rates on some new federal student loans and reduce lenders’ guaranteed profits. “The …
… to pass a cut in student loan interest rates, House members on Wednesday clashed over education … were pushing the interest rate bill through without amendments, eager to check off one more accomplishment in their list of … 5.5 million students who get need-based federal tuition loans each year. The Bush administration opposes the bill and Senate …
… make good on a promise to cut interest rates on college student loans, Oregon students could benefit more than nearly any other state in the …
… Congress that would halve interest on federally subsidized student loans in the next five years would save students thousands of dollars, …
… new college graduates are worried about making next months student loan payment. On Thursday, students, parents and the Campaign for … will be worth the effort. “I don’t have to take out any loans and it helps pay for school, so I won’t have to pay for any loans when I …
… Higher Education Act mandates that colleges cannot require students to fund Federal Family Education Loan Program loans through the preferred lenders suggested by their financial aid offices. …
… carry with them when they leave school. The average student now enters the working world with $16,000 to $20,000 in student loans to repay, a burden that nearly doubled over the last decade. House …
… goals. But one thing most people can’t leave behind are student loans. Don’t let this burden continue to weigh you down, make student loan …
… Democratic pledges to cut student loan interest rates hold out the possibility of considerable savings … example, if the current fixed interest rate on Stafford loans, 6.8 percent, were cut in half, a student paying off $20,000 in debt over … average student who takes on debt and graduates with a bachelor’s degree has $20,000 in student loans to repay, Melecki …