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Despite Scoring Flaws, FFEL Least Expensive Federal Student Loan Program

Student loan observers were looking to the President’s budget to provide the first official numbers on the comparative costs of the two student loan programs, FFEL and Direct Loans (DL), since cuts to FFELP lenders and guaranty agencies passed last year. Read More...

Starving Artist Wins $5,000 in ScholarPoint’s SIC Vids Contest

Back in November, we launched a contest to give away $5,000 to one lucky winner for the best YouTube video that incorporated one or more of the words in our slogan: Simple, Instant, Complete. Today we are thrilled to announce that the winner of the contest Read More...

Student Loan and Higher Ed Communities Await President’s Budget

As always, the President’s budget will be a major focus for all involved in education during the first of the year. Although the President refrained from discussing higher education policy in his State of the Union address, the full details of the budget Read More...