Combine the rising costs with increased pressure on schools to offer the most accurate and complete loan option information to families and/or students, and it is no surprise that Senator Ted Kennedy’s Student Loan Sunshine Act, a bill that - if passed - will require all higher education institutions that accept federal funds to publicly [...]

Experience, Inc., the leading provider of career services for students and alumni, today announced the findings from its 2006 “College Life - Finances & Banking” survey. Experience polled more than 4,800 students from colleges and universities nationwide to learn about their use of credit cards and how they choose banks and loans during school.
In addition [...]

The State of Ohio’s designated nonprofit student loan lender, Student Lending Works (www.StudentLendingWorks.org), now offers students online loan applications for Stafford, PLUS and Graduate PLUS loans. Applying online provides students and parents the ability to receive their loan money faster and with fewer hassles.
Once students have filled out their Free Application for Federal Student Aid [...]

College financial aid packages can include a combination of low-interest loans, federal work study and grants or scholarships that need not be repaid. The more desirable your child is to the college, the larger percentage of grants and scholarships he or she will receive.
So how do you position yourself to score the most aid dollars [...]