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Education News, Tips and Student Loan Advice from Industry Experts

November 2007 - Posts

Is It Smart to Extend the Repayment Term on Your Consolidated Student Loan?
One of the benefits of student loan consolidation is that you can extend the repayment term from the standard 10 year repayment period out to 30 years. But is this a good idea? Pro: As Much As A 53% Lower Monthly Payment Extending the student loan repayment Read More...
6 Programs that will Pay Off Your Student Loans
Did you know that there are organizations that will pay off all or part of your student loans? It seems too good to be true, but this little known tidbit is an absolute fact. Could one of these programs repay all or part of your student loans? #1 Charitable Read More...
How Affordable is Your College Town?
Coldwell Banker recently released their third annual College Home Price Comparison Index, ranking the most and least affordable college towns in the US. Ranked by the average price of a 2,200 square foot home, the most affordable college towns are: Ball Read More...
Top 13 Money Drains for College Students
College is expensive. And unless you come from a wealthy family you’ll need to learn to live on a budget while you’re there. The following are some of the most common financial drains for students along with some creative alternatives for getting around Read More...
Win $5,000 with a 60 Second Video
We've launched a new video contest where you can win $5,000! We're looking for people like you to create a SIC-Vid that incorporates at least one of the three words of our student loan consolidation process motto: S imple I nstant C omplete How you incorporate Read More...