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College loan volume up, students graduate into debt

…  a growing number of options to finance a college education, students and parents are increasingly turning to loans. Not only are …  those who are foregoing higher education altogether because of the cost. From 1992 to 2002 — the most recent data the …

June 27th, 2007

College-Loan Ploys Probed

…  officials into possible corruption in the student loan industry. Blumenthal is conducting his investigation with the U.S. Department …  in April, including private secondary schools as well as colleges and universities, to voluntarily hand over contracts, agreements and …

June 25th, 2007

Student loan debt can burden borrowers

…  got the college degree, and now you’re stressed about the debt. “Even if your student loans exceed your annual salary — which is, unfortunately, a common …  for College Grads” (Kaplan, $14.95). Those aren’t just words coming from someone who doesn’t understand your financial pain. …

June 24th, 2007

Students warned about college loans

…  students in to new efforts to protect them from unscrupulous college loan practices, and Nottingham’s turn came Wednesday. Leslie Leach, …

June 15th, 2007

College loan volume up, students graduate into debt

…  a growing number of options to finance a college education, students and parents are increasingly turning to loans. Not only are …  those who are foregoing higher education altogether because of the cost. From 1992 to 2002 — the most recent data the …

June 15th, 2007

Schumer asks for simpler college loan applications

…  Sen. Charles Schumer on Wednesday unveiled a plan to make college loan applications easier to understand, arguing that high school …  loans would have an easy to read chart, in large font using non-technical terms to describe various loan scenarios such as different …

June 15th, 2007

Cuomo urges lawmakers to boost college loan oversight

…  is widening his investigation of the $85 billion-a-year industry to examine loan criteria. Private lending is more subject to abuse …  George Miller, like Cuomo’s investigation, have found colleges and their financial-aid officials receiving consulting fees, gifts, …

June 8th, 2007

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

…  college graduates are taking in a breath of fresh air this month after …  reality sinks in when grads think about paying back the student loan debt they have acquired. The median student loan debt for young …  choices. “However, graduates with loans from previous years still have an urgency to consolidate their federal loans, because the …

June 8th, 2007

Read the fine print before you consolidate that student loan

…  you plan to graduate from college this spring, your mailbox may soon be filled with congratulatory cards …  will come from lenders, urging you to consolidate your student loans. Loan consolidation pitches aren’t new. For years, loan …  a loan comparison web site. In part, that’s because a law enacted last year eliminated the decades-old “single-holder” rule. …

June 8th, 2007

Sallie Mae Executive Testifies Before Senate Banking Committee on Private Loans and College Affordability

…  at the Senate Banking Committee hearing, ‘Paying for College: The Role of Private Student Lending’ to demonstrate how Sallie Mae …  Sallie Mae’s over 12,000 employees, thank you for giving us this opportunity to describe how we are helping millions of students and …

June 8th, 2007