Sunday, April 19, 2009

How to apply for federal student loans - Los Angeles Times

How to apply for federal student loans - Los Angeles Times

How to apply for federal student loans
Los Angeles Times, CA
You can find out more about student loans and paying for college at FinAid.org. Dear Liz: I've had a Bank of America Visa card for years. My interest rate was lowered from 7.9% to 5.4% a few months ago, but I recently got a letter saying that if I did ...


Biden Highlights Growing Investment in College Aid - Washington Post

Biden Highlights Growing Investment in College Aid
Washington Post, United States
The administration also has proposed streamlining the college loan process by directly administering all federally guaranteed loans, cutting banks out of that process, a controversial proposal that the administration says will save $94 billion over the ...


NYers deserve a better college loan program - Newsday

NYers deserve a better college loan program
Newsday, NY
With spectacularly bad timing, NYHELPs will encourage college students to take out large loans while unemployment rates for college graduates in this recessionary economy are spiking. Of course, college loans are a necessary evil of higher education, ...
Obama right on college loans The Post-Standard - Syracuse.com
College to begin direct lending College of New Jersey Signal
The Battle Over Student Lending New York Times
Daily Kent Stater - Examiner.com
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Dollars and sense - Louisville Courier-Journal

Dollars and sense
Louisville Courier-Journal, KY
President Obama wants to do more than just pick up the slack, and he wants to put the college loan business beyond the ebbs, flows and vagaries of the economy. His plan is for the government to fund the federal college loans for needy students without ...
Serve students, not banks San Francisco Chronicle
Proposed federal loan reform merits scrutiny Whitman Pioneer
More Fuel on the Student Loan Fire Atlantic Online
Las Vegas Sun - TCU Daily Skiff
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In Grim Job Market, Student Loans Are a Costly Burden - New York Times

In Grim Job Market, Student Loans Are a Costly Burden - New York Times

New York Times

In Grim Job Market, Student Loans Are a Costly Burden
New York Times, United States
“Who knows when I'll be able to start paying my loans back?” said Gregory Westby, who has $150000 in debt after college. By TARA SIEGEL BERNARD They bought into the notion that if they went to college — never mind the debt — their degree would lead to ...
Effective Debt Repayment With Direct Student Loan Consolidation Pressemeldungen.at (Pressemitteilung)
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Out on their own - Baltimore Sun

Out on their own
Baltimore Sun, United States
Students carry more debt today, leaving college with an average of $20000 in education loans and $2600 on credit cards. But they are also being shaped by the financial crisis and seeing their parents struggle in some cases, says Kathleen Cooter of ...


How to apply for federal student loans - Los Angeles Times

How to apply for federal student loans
Los Angeles Times, CA
You can find out more about student loans and paying for college at FinAid.org. Dear Liz: I've had a Bank of America Visa card for years. My interest rate was lowered from 7.9% to 5.4% a few months ago, but I recently got a letter saying that if I did ...


Better plan for student loans - Chattanooga Times Free Press

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Better plan for student loans
Chattanooga Times Free Press, TN
As major kickback scandals over the past several years demonstrated, some banks have been all too willing to scheme with unethical college loan officers to steer students to higher priced loans. America's students would be served far better if the ...
Student Debt On The Rise City Town Info Education Channel
College credit card debt highest since 1998 College News
The Student Loan Industry Pushes Back Washington Post
USA Today - The Hill
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