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Follow up on Recent College Financial Aid Announcements: “Wealthy Colleges' Largess Draws Rebuke”
This article, appearing in the Washington Post , details the reaction of some higher education administrators to Harvard’s recent expansion of its financial aid offerings. While schools with vast amounts of resources will more than likely follow suit Read More...
Beware of Blanket Statements on Student Lenders from Presidential Campaigns
Student lending companies have become a popular target for some on the presidential campaign trail this year. A couple of candidates have even gone as far as to say that they would like to get rid of the student loan companies altogether. Not surprisingly, Read More...
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...
As Democrats Tout PL 110-84 via You-Tube, Expert Questions Real Savings
Democrats on the House Education and Labor Committee recently released a You-Tube clip to promote the “College Cost Reduction and Access Act of 2007,” PL 110-84. In addition to the popular Web site, the video has also been uploaded to the Committee’s Read More...
You Can Repay Student Loans AND Buy Health Insurance
It can be overwhelming. New college grads are tasked with finding a job, paying back student loans, finding transportation and a place to live. It’s no wonder that almost two out of every five recent college grads are without health insurance during some Read More...
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