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Posted: February 6th, 2012, 11:31am EST
From cosigning a loan to taking out and deferring student loans, money expert Suze Orman warns against the financial choices that could haunt you forever.
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Posted: February 6th, 2012, 10:13am EST
By Michael Stratford OUR READER Who: Caitlin Killam, 24 Where: Visalia, Cal. Question: Should I repay my student loans before building savings? SEE ALSO:
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Posted: February 6th, 2012, 7:36am EST
I took out a Direct PLUS loan for my daughter’s education, based on my good credit. Now she is graduating with no work prospects. What do I do now?
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Posted: February 6th, 2012, 7:34am EST
Stef Gray, like many recent graduates, is struggling to repay her college loans. Gray, who took out federal student loans through lender corporation Sallie Mae while attending Hunter College in New York, had trouble finding a job after graduating last May and has since been paying the price.
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Posted: February 6th, 2012, 6:32am EST
You may not think a foreign interest rate could impact the interest you pay in the U.S., but it does. From adjustable-rate mortgages to private student loans, the London Interbank Offered Rate, or Libor, has a direct effect on the amount you pay.
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Posted: February 6th, 2012, 4:25am EST
President calls on Congress to shift $60 million toward funding to student loans, Pell Grants President Barack Obama said during his Jan. 24 State of the Union address that he plans to make the U.S. No. 1 in the world in post-secondary school graduation rates, primarily by making college a viable, affordable option for all [...]
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Posted: February 4th, 2012, 1:11pm EST
NEW YORK -- The private student lender Sallie Mae is changing how it handles a fee charged to struggling borrowers who seek to temporarily suspend payments.
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Posted: February 4th, 2012, 3:19am EST
NEW YORK -- The private student lender Sallie Mae is changing how it handles a fee charged to struggling borrowers who seek to temporarily suspend payments.
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Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 5:51pm EST
Chief executive of Student Loans Company has £182,000 salary paid via company without tax being deducted The Treasury has asked Whitehall to review all the tax affairs of top civil servants after it emerged that the head of the Student Loans Company (SLC) is paid via a company without tax being deducted. The SLC's chief executive Ed Lester has his £182,000 salary paid gross to his private ...
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Posted: February 3rd, 2012, 5:08pm EST
News that Ed Lester is paid via a company undermines coalition rhetoric about tackling tax avoidance The coalition agreement stated that the government would "make every effort to tackle tax avoidance, including detailed development of Liberal Democrat proposals". On Newsnight last night it was revealed that the Lib Dem proposals included tax avoidance by senior public sector employees. Ed ...