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Posted: June 23rd, 2009, 10:14pm EDT
Students who work during university holidays may be forced to start paying off their student loans if proposed changes to the repayment threshold are made.
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Posted: June 23rd, 2009, 9:11pm EDT
The Obama administration is working to simplify the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, a detailed form that scares off many students.
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Posted: June 23rd, 2009, 2:37pm EDT
Tufts University has awarded aid to 288 alumni working in the non-profit and public-service sectors to help them repay student loans through what is believed to be the first university-wide loan repayment assistance program. Anyone may apply who has earned a Tufts degree, is paying off educational loans incurred to attend Tufts and is employed by a qualifying organization. Alumni may reapply ...
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Posted: June 23rd, 2009, 9:54am EDT
Four peer-to-peer lending sites offer loans for students and parents seeking college funding.
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Posted: June 23rd, 2009, 8:37am EDT
Eight years of post-secondary education is a long and expensive journey. For a student just starting down the path, the trail can seem unending. Connor Emdin, a graduating student at Moira Secondary School, has received a helping hand, as he begins his post-secondary career.[...]
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Posted: June 23rd, 2009, 6:57am EDT
What's worse than graduating from college with no job and no prospects of finding one anytime soon?
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Posted: June 23rd, 2009, 6:12am EDT
Starting next week, a new program will ease the burden of making loan payments.
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Posted: June 22nd, 2009, 6:22pm EDT
Student groups gave the federal government a robust “A” Monday for its overhauled system of post-secondary loans and grants, which takes effect in September.
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Posted: June 22nd, 2009, 12:40pm EDT
A six-million dollar package of improvements to the student loans and allowances processing system, was announced this afternoon by Social Services and Employment Minister Steve Maharey.
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Posted: June 21st, 2009, 6:35am EDT
Attending college can mean high tuitions bills and years of paying off student loans -- something Wilson High Senior Felicia Walker knows all about.
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Posted: June 21st, 2009, 1:07am EDT
Starting next month, the cost of borrowing from the federal government using Stafford loans will drop for thousands of college students.
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Posted: June 20th, 2009, 12:17pm EDT
Everybody loves a bargain. That's why some folks will travel 10 miles to save 50 cents on a gallon of milk. But if you need to borrow money for college, you don't have to drive across town to get a good deal on student loans.
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Posted: June 20th, 2009, 4:39am EDT
The board overseeing the troubled Connecticut Student Loan Foundation has removed Executive Director Mark Valenti after allegations that he was trying to make unapproved severance payments to himself.
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Posted: June 18th, 2009, 12:44am EDT
Lincoln student loan company Nelnet announced Wednesday that it is one of four companies that has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Department of Education to service federal student loans.
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Posted: June 17th, 2009, 8:47pm EDT
ROCKY HILL -- The financially struggling Connecticut Student Loan Foundation will stop offering new federal loans because of its uncertain future. The foundation, which had been issuing about $130
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Posted: June 17th, 2009, 5:56pm EDT
(Updates with additional context on SLM earnings, in seventh paragraph.) BOSTON -(Dow Jones)- SLM Corp. (SLM) on Wednesday won a crucial contract from the U.S. Department of Education to service federal student loans.
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Posted: June 17th, 2009, 5:25pm EDT
Lincoln student loan company Nelnet announced Wednesday that it is one of four companies that has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Department of Education to service federal student loans.
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Posted: June 17th, 2009, 4:56pm EDT
BOSTON -(Dow Jones)- SLM Corp. (SLM) won Wednesday a crucial contract from the U.S. Department of Education to service federal student loans.
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Posted: June 17th, 2009, 6:40am EDT
State Senator Toby Ann Stavisky announced the launch of the New York State Higher Education Services Corporation’s (HESC) Student Loan Marketplace site to help college students comparatively shop for private loans.
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Posted: June 17th, 2009, 6:08am EDT
The financially struggling Connecticut Student Loan Foundation will stop offering new federal loans because of its uncertain future.
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Posted: June 16th, 2009, 10:13pm EDT
Several major banks have pulled out of the student loan business; as a result, colleges and universities are now looking to the federal government to finance student loans. Beginning July 1st, the College Of Southern Idaho is moving from the current 'Federal Family Education Loan Program,' to the WILLIAM D. FORD FEDERAL DIRECT LOAN PROGRAM. That means students will borrow their loans directly ...
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Posted: June 16th, 2009, 8:39pm EDT
If you feel underpaid and overburdened by federal student loans, you're in for some relief.
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Posted: June 16th, 2009, 7:21pm EDT
The dollar amount adds up over the years. Vera Livingston is a lawyer who specializes in family law and civil ligitation. She continues to see her student loan debt climb in 13 years.
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Posted: June 16th, 2009, 5:23pm EDT
Investors showed no appetite for commercial real estate loans in the debut of a government plan intended to boost their availability. The Federal Reserve Bank of New York said it received no investor requests for loans by Tuesday's deadline. Investors would... Sponsored Topics: Federal Reserve Bank of New York - Federal Reserve System - Business - Real estate - Government
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Posted: June 16th, 2009, 5:14pm EDT
Investors showed no appetite for commercial real estate loans in the debut of a government plan intended to boost their availability.
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Posted: June 16th, 2009, 4:52pm EDT
WASHINGTON - Investors showed no appetite for commercial real estate loans in the debut of a government plan intended to boost their availability. The Federal Reserve Bank of New York said it received no investor requests for loans by Tuesday's deadline.
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Posted: June 16th, 2009, 4:10pm EDT
State Senator Toby Ann Stavisky announced the launch of the New York State Higher Education Services Corporation’s (HESC) Student Loan Marketplace site to help college students comparatively shop for private loans.
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Posted: June 16th, 2009, 11:26am EDT
We answer reader questions about the new income-based repayment plan.
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Posted: June 16th, 2009, 10:01am EDT
What do you do if the 2008 stock market plunge ravaged your child's college account and you don't have time to build it back up? It may be time to figure out a borrowing plan.
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Posted: June 15th, 2009, 10:27pm EDT
Everybody loves a bargain. That's why some folks will travel 10 miles to save 50 cents on a gallon of milk. But if you need to borrow money for college, you don't have to drive across town to get a good deal on student loans. Starting next month, the cost of borrowing from the federal government using Stafford loans will drop for thousands of college students.
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Posted: June 15th, 2009, 1:03pm EDT
For students carrying a student debt, the load just got a little lighter. Education Minister Darin King recently announced changes to legislature that will make life a bit easier for students in the future.
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Posted: June 15th, 2009, 11:28am EDT
WASHINGTON, June 15 (UPI) -- The U.S. Supreme Court Monday agreed to hear argument next term in four cases, including the effects of bankruptcy on student loans.
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Posted: June 15th, 2009, 10:45am EDT
The Supreme Court will decide whether student loans can be dismissed through bankruptcy with just a notice to the collector instead of a hearing proving that paying the money back would cause an "undue hardship."
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Posted: June 15th, 2009, 6:42am EDT
Dear College Money Guru, My boyfriend and I have a dilemma that no one seems able to solve. It appears that if we marry before he completes the majority of his degree, he will qualify for less in federal school loans, if at all. We're looking at approximately $50,000 in tuition alone.
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Posted: June 15th, 2009, 1:10am EDT
What do you do if the 2008 stock market plunge ravaged your child's college account and you don't have time to build it back up?
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Posted: June 15th, 2009, 12:55am EDT
State Senator Toby Ann Stavisky announced the launch of the New York State Higher Education Services Corporation’s (HESC) Student Loan Marketplace site to help college students comparatively shop for private loans.
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Posted: June 14th, 2009, 7:36am EDT
If you graduated this spring with student loans, you'll soon have to start repaying the debt.
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Posted: June 14th, 2009, 2:40am EDT
Feeling bogged down by debt from your old student loan? I f you're underpaid and overburdened by federal student loans, you're in for some relief.
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Posted: June 13th, 2009, 2:17pm EDT
If you graduated this spring with student loans, you'll soon have to start repaying the debt. But the recession may be making it tough to find a job -- and may have you worried about making your payments.
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Posted: June 13th, 2009, 3:18am EDT
Under the program, USAID has set up a loan guarantee fund through the Development Credit Authority which will provide 50% of the loan guarantee for student loans. KICB will provide loans to university and vocational school students in Kyrgyzstan.
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Posted: June 13th, 2009, 12:19am EDT
If you need to borrow, it might be smarter to borrow a little every year.
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Posted: June 12th, 2009, 1:59pm EDT
Students, burdened with big college loans, will be very glad to see June end. Because starting July 1, there’s a new repayment option on federal student loans that will allow some borrowers to reduce their monthly payments.
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Posted: June 12th, 2009, 9:31am EDT
This is the story of how, after a series of failed attempts, Freyr and I gradually became friends. more Click on the picture to watch an audio slideshow about a daytrip to Vík, the southernmost village of the Icelandic mainland.
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Posted: June 12th, 2009, 6:08am EDT
While most students are using every penny they can scrape together to pay for tuition fees, accommodation and perhaps the occasional pint down the union bar, some have other ideas.
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Posted: June 12th, 2009, 5:20am EDT
Student loans fund business start-ups
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Posted: June 12th, 2009, 12:55am EDT
State Senator Toby Ann Stavisky announced the launch of the New York State Higher Education Services Corporation’s (HESC) Student Loan Marketplace site to help college students comparatively shop for private loans.
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Posted: June 11th, 2009, 5:12pm EDT
Thousands of people will soon be getting a letter about their student loans. Here's what they need to know.
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Posted: June 11th, 2009, 5:53am EDT
Hoping to help college students and their families squeezed by the credit crunch, Gov. M. Jodi Rell has signed a bill that allows Connecticut credit unions to provide low-interest student loans with the backing of a partial government guarantee.
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Posted: June 11th, 2009, 4:06am EDT
For some graduates who owe tens of thousands of dollars in student loans, paying back may include giving back. Find out how.
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Posted: June 9th, 2009, 8:19am EDT
The typical in-state UI student pays $3,412 a year in tuition. While that money normally fund such campus services as professors’ salaries and building maintenance, it soon may be used as the collateral for $100 million in flood-recovery debt.
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Posted: June 9th, 2009, 6:42am EDT
The jobless economy is taking a toll on a growing number of college grads who are behind on their student loans. Nearly 7 percent of student loans for fiscal year 2007 are expected to default, involving more than 231,000 borrowers, according to the U.S. Department of Education.
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Posted: June 9th, 2009, 5:24am EDT
State Senator Toby Ann Stavisky announced the launch of the New York State Higher Education Services Corporation’s (HESC) Student Loan Marketplace site to help college students comparatively shop for private loans.
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Posted: June 8th, 2009, 7:24pm EDT
State Senator Toby Ann Stavisky announced the launch of the New York State Higher Education Services Corporation’s (HESC) Student Loan Marketplace site to help college students comparatively shop for private loans.
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Posted: June 8th, 2009, 5:37pm EDT
In the Oceanside High School class full of juniors and seniors, about a half-dozen said they will soon take out student loans to pay for college.
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Posted: June 8th, 2009, 2:01pm EDT
ATM provider TRM Corp. said Monday it will enter the private student loan processing business.
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Posted: June 8th, 2009, 1:06pm EDT
TRM Corporation announced today that, in furtherance of its goal to provide cutting edge, innovative services to financial institutions, it will enter the private student loan processing business.
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Posted: June 8th, 2009, 9:57am EDT
Fitch Ratings-Chennai/Mumbai/Singapore-08 June 2009: Fitch Ratings has today assigned India's Gurudeva Trust (Gurudeva) a National Long-term rating of 'B( ind)'. Fitch has also assigned ratings of 'B(ind)' to Gurudeva's term loans amounting to INR113.50m and overdraft limits of INR4.5m.
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Posted: June 8th, 2009, 7:15am EDT
A William Blair & Co. analyst says Sallie Mae will continue receiving student loan-servicing business, even if the government takes over student loan lending.
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Posted: June 8th, 2009, 3:35am EDT
By Tommy Stevenson Associate Edit TUSCALOOSA | Although the bill to get seasonal tax preparers tested and licensed failed in the waning days of the 2009 session of the Alabama Legislature, University of Alabama student David Lindsay said he is not disillusioned about his first brush with the political process.
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Posted: June 7th, 2009, 6:39am EDT
State Senator Toby Ann Stavisky announced the launch of the New York State Higher Education Services Corporation’s (HESC) Student Loan Marketplace site to help college students comparatively shop for private loans.
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Posted: June 7th, 2009, 4:11am EDT
A new student loan re-payment program may help recent graduates lower monthly bills.
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Posted: June 7th, 2009, 2:54am EDT
State Senator Toby Ann Stavisky announced the launch of the New York State Higher Education Services Corporation’s (HESC) Student Loan Marketplace site to help college students comparatively shop for private loans.
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Posted: June 7th, 2009, 2:15am EDT
What do you do if the 2008 stock market plunge ravaged your child's college account and you don't have time to build it back up? It may be time to figure out a borrowing plan.
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Posted: June 6th, 2009, 6:31pm EDT
A new student loan re-payment program may help recent graduates lower monthly bills.
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Posted: June 6th, 2009, 2:59pm EDT
Congratulations graduates. Now it's time to pay up those student loans.
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Posted: June 6th, 2009, 11:39am EDT
State Senator Toby Ann Stavisky announced the launch of the New York State Higher Education Services Corporation’s (HESC) Student Loan Marketplace site to help college students comparatively shop for private loans.
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Posted: June 5th, 2009, 9:24am EDT
State Senator Toby Ann Stavisky announced the launch of the New York State Higher Education Services Corporation’s (HESC) Student Loan Marketplace site to help college students comparatively shop for private loans.
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Posted: June 4th, 2009, 5:44pm EDT
June 4 (Bloomberg) -- The World Bank said it approved $900 million in loans for Pakistan aimed at improving education in Punjab and Sindh provinces and expanding a development project already operating in 35,000 villages.
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Posted: June 4th, 2009, 4:00pm EDT
June 4 (Bloomberg) -- New Jersey sold the largest issue of fixed-rate, tax-exempt bonds backed by student loans since the federal stimulus eased tax rules on such deals in February.
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Posted: June 4th, 2009, 6:46am EDT
June 4 (Bloomberg) -- A New Jersey lender leads tax-exempt borrowers today with the largest issue of fixed-rate municipal bonds backed by student loans since the federal stimulus eased tax rules on such deals in February.
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Posted: June 4th, 2009, 12:56am EDT
State Senator Toby Ann Stavisky announced the launch of the New York State Higher Education Services Corporation’s (HESC) Student Loan Marketplace site to help college students comparatively shop for private loans.
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Posted: June 3rd, 2009, 6:04pm EDT
Graduates should be able to manage their student loans as easily as their bank accounts, Finance Minister Bill English says. Answering questions after delivering a post budget speech in Wellington this morning Mr English was asked...
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Posted: June 3rd, 2009, 5:49pm EDT
Graduates should be able to manage their student loans as easily as their bank accounts, Finance Minister Bill English says.
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Posted: June 3rd, 2009, 6:13am EDT
HELENA - A lending group says that student loans will be available as usual this fall despite ongoing turbulence in the credit markets.
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Posted: June 3rd, 2009, 5:10am EDT
Grads may soon be able to repay their loans based on income. Our calculator will tell you your payments will drop.
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Posted: June 2nd, 2009, 10:48pm EDT
Tips for New Grads With Student Loans As college graduates head out into the workforce this year, many face the prospect of limited job opportunities and big student-loan debts.
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Posted: June 2nd, 2009, 5:00pm EDT
Much of the year in education was centered on President Barack H. Obama’s agenda for higher and lower education. Any presidential turnover brings a host of fresh policies, but Obama’s were of special interest because of the high quality of governance promised by his administration.
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Posted: June 2nd, 2009, 4:36pm EDT
State Senator Toby Ann Stavisky announced the launch of the New York State Higher Education Services Corporation’s (HESC) Student Loan Marketplace site to help college students comparatively shop for private loans.
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Posted: June 2nd, 2009, 4:08pm EDT
Federal push for direct lending throws VSAC's role into question
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Posted: June 2nd, 2009, 3:22pm EDT
Use our new student loan calculator to see if your monthly payments will drop.
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Posted: June 2nd, 2009, 10:20am EDT
I knew this day would come. Since graduating from DeSales University, I have been waiting for the letter outlining the repayment terms of my student loans. The letter arrived last weekend.
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Posted: June 2nd, 2009, 6:20am EDT
LITTLE VALLEY--Cattaraugus County Legislature Chairman Crystal Abers recently announced that a new Web site is available to help working families seeking information on food stamps, nutrition, home energy assistance, weatherization, child support, child care, tax credits, tax preparation, health programs, jobs, unemployment, banking, student loans, veterans benefits, finances and other matters.
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Posted: June 2nd, 2009, 6:04am EDT
Has MARA run out of funds leaving hundreds stranded without their bumiputera student loans – and how can such a financial scandal happen?
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Posted: June 2nd, 2009, 12:48am EDT
HELENA - A lending group says that student loans will be available as usual this fall, despite ongoing turbulence in the credit markets.
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Posted: June 2nd, 2009, 12:31am EDT
This would probably be a better tale if Julia Yax was broke, in the true, classic, Ramen-noodles-three-times-a-day and can't-pay-the-tuition sense of collegiate poverty.
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Posted: June 1st, 2009, 7:26pm EDT
STAFFORD LOANS l All college students qualify for federal Stafford Loans, which feature lower interest rates than private student loans. l The maximum a freshman can borrow is $5,500.
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Posted: June 1st, 2009, 12:56pm EDT
Got stress? Oh, yeah, college students say, what with roommates, GPAs, student loans and all the rest. But where's the line between feeling simply stressed and being truly...
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Posted: June 1st, 2009, 12:25pm EDT
HELENA - A lending group says that student loans will be available as usual this fall despite ongoing turbulence in the credit markets.
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Posted: June 1st, 2009, 12:06pm EDT
HELENA - A lending group says that student loans will be available as usual this fall despite ongoing turbulence in the credit markets. The Montana Higher Education Student Assistance Corporation says that the Student Assistance Foundation and the Mon ...
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Posted: June 1st, 2009, 11:28am EDT
HELENA – A lending group says that student loans will be available as usual this fall despite ongoing turbulence in the credit markets. The Montana Higher Education Student Assistance Corporation says that the Student Assistance Foundation and the Montana Guaranteed Student Loan Program are ensuring access to the loans.
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Posted: June 1st, 2009, 9:22am EDT
Back at home in India, Mukul Khanna, 19, is relieved that his father hit the panic button when he heard about one of Mukul's friends being beaten up a fortnight ago in Sydney.
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Posted: June 1st, 2009, 8:01am EDT
(From USA Today ) What's worse than graduating from college with no job and no prospects of finding one anytime soon? Graduating from college with no job, no prospects and thousands of dollars in student loans.
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Posted: June 1st, 2009, 2:55am EDT
What's worse than graduating from college with no job and no prospects of finding one anytime soon?
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Posted: June 1st, 2009, 1:46am EDT
Many of those smiling new grads are about to get a hard lesson: Private lenders have handcuffed them to more debt than they can reasonably repay.
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Posted: June 1st, 2009, 12:23am EDT
Washington -- Vida Kluko's desire to upgrade her job skills through an online graphics design program left the New Buffalo woman facing a $70,000 bill that she says she won't be able to pay off until well into her retirement years.