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Student loan debt can burden borrowers

…  “Zero Debt for College Grads” (Kaplan, $14.95). Those aren’t just words coming from someone who doesn’t understand your financial …  Wall Street Journal reporter and CNBC correspondent, knows what it’s like to climb out of a debt hole. She paid $100,000 in credit-card …

June 24th, 2007

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

…  to demonstrate how Sallie Mae serves students and parents in the private education loan market. Goulding emphasized Sallie …  forms of credit to pay for college, and let you know what we are doing to both reduce the need for private education loans and to …

June 8th, 2007

Getting a handle on student-loan debt

…  the college degree, and now you’re stressed about what do to with the debt. “Even if your student loans exceed your …  Debt for College Grads” (Kaplan, $14.95). Those aren’t just words coming from someone who doesn’t understand your …

June 8th, 2007

Student loan decisions weigh heavily on graduates

…  government will recalculate the interest rate on variable student loans. Although Congress changed the law so that Stafford loans made after July 1, 2006, are fixed at 6.8 percent, there still are plenty of loans out there with …  until you’ve done some research. Despite what you may hear from lenders, there’s a lot to consider about this …

May 23rd, 2007

Student loan scandal: Effects on consolidation

…  reinforces the need to be a savvy consumer and examine carefully any offer you receive no matter where it comes from,” said Lauren …  you may not consolidate the same loans twice. Here’s what to consider if you have: Stafford loans If your Stafford loans were …

May 13th, 2007

Student Loan Network Announces First Quarter 2007 Scholarship Winners

…  out surveys, referring friends, and more. Random drawings are held each quarter. “ScholarshipPoints.com was designed with two goals in …  Joe Cronin, president of the Student Loan Network. “We see what students go through to get to college, and we want to give back. And, we …

April 24th, 2007

U.S. worried by lenders’ mining of student data

…  policies and tighten security. Some worry that businesses are trolling for marketing data they can use to bombard students with mass …  intended purpose of the information and was certainly not what we intended in the higher education community when we built” the database. …

April 16th, 2007

A Student Loan Alternative That’s Not Far from Traditional

…  that getting an education is expensive. Student loans are available to most students for tuition, but what about the other expenses? You need books and supplies, a lap top as well …

February 25th, 2007

Pay Off Your Student Loans the Smart Way

…  world you leave the college years behind to focus on your career goals. But one thing most people can’t leave behind are student loans. …  to consolidate loans understand and quickly determine what program is best for them. You can review recent news about student loans, …

December 26th, 2006

College financing in 2006: A year of change

…  exemption for 529 savings plans. In the college financing arena, the hottest trend in 2006 seemed to be change itself. A little tinkering here. Some sweeping overhauls there. What it all means depends on your personal circumstances. But no matter where …

November 29th, 2006