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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...

States Looking at Credit Cards on Campus

At different levels of government, lawmakers are responding to another, perhaps much more dangerous, element of the student debt problem: credit cards. According to American Banker , in addition to Congress’ scrutiny of the credit card industry in general, Read More...

Advice for Students Entering Grad School

An excellent choice for many college graduates and especially those who are entering graduate school this fall is to consolidate their loans before they enroll. Recent legislation to reduce lender subsidies means many of the borrower discounts lenders 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...

Confusion Reigns Supreme on Student Loans

According to a recent report by Consumers Union ( http//www.consumersunion.org/ ) when it comes to student loans—confusion reigns supreme. When given information currently used by schools, the Department of Education and lenders, parents and students Read More...

Calling all Procrastinators…

There is still time for procrastinators to consolidate their student loans before the clock strikes twelve on June 30, 2007. That’s when interest rates on existing, variable-rate federal student loans will jump 0.08 percent raising the rates from 6.54 Read More...