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  Student Loan Industry
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 		Easing student debt
posted: Sep 7th   source: suntimes.com  
Tempestt Hazel graduated from Columbia College with $25,000 in student loans and a keen awareness that she was going to need to start paying them off if she didn't head straight to graduate school. So the Bronzeville resident put herself on Lilyslist.com, an online student loan registry.
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 		Pros and Cons of Interest-Free Student Loans
posted: Sep 7th   source: usnews.com  
Student loans that don't charge any interest—thus saving students thousands of dollars—sound like great deals. But while interest-free loans are almost always better deals than private student loans made by banks or credit unions, they typically don't offer some of the benefits of federal student...
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 		Private Student Loans Are Making a Comeback
posted: Aug 30th   source: smartmoney.com  
A new push by private lenders and credit unions to capture some of the college lending market could open more doors for students looking to borrow, but the loans these businesses offer often come with higher price tags and less favorable conditions than those offered by the federal government.
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 		The New Consumer Bureau: a To-Do List
posted: Aug 30th   source: online.wsj.com  
Keep students informed. Mark Kantrowitz, publisher of FinAid.org, a financial-aid website, urges the bureau to require lenders to tell student borrowers their loan balance at least once a quarter while they are in school instead of waiting until they are ready to graduate.
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 		Should parents sign for college loans?
posted: Aug 30th   source: chippewa.com  
Many families are making plans to pack up the belongings of their recent high-school graduates and move them off to college. The experience of life on campus is exciting and provides many opportunities for growth. But if listening to the sobering stories of the 2010 graduates from universities...
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 		As Students Return to College, Student Loan Fraudsters Rejoice
posted: Aug 19th   source: seminal.firedoglake.com  
Just in time for the big "back to college" weekend . . . From the Chronicle of Higher Education comes this news about Nelnet, one of the largest private student loan companies and a favorite of Nebraska Senator Ben Nelson: Nelnet will pay $55-million to settle its share of a...
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 		For-profit colleges slammed by student loan repayment data
posted: Aug 19th   source: latimes.com  
Stock prices of for-profit colleges plummeted and calls for stronger government regulations mounted as investors and consumer advocate groups alike reacted Monday to an Education Department report that showed nearly two-thirds of the schools' students weren't repaying their federal loans. The...
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 		Will Student Loan Debt Be The Next Bubble To Burst?
posted: Aug 19th   source: atlantapost.com  
Over $36 thousand. No, that’s not my income, in fact that’s more than I will make this year. $36 thousand is how much I owe in student loans. Ten years and three months removed my graduating from Virginia Union University, I am nowhere closer to paying down the debt as loans composed most of my...
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 		Low Loan Repayment Is Seen at For-Profit Schools
posted: Aug 19th   source: nytimes.com  
Adding new fuel to the growing controversy over regulating for-profit colleges, the Department of Education on Friday released data on student-loan repayment rates at the nation’s colleges and universities, listing the institutions by name.
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 		Tips for repairing your credit after a student loan default
posted: Aug 16th   source: helium.com  
Defaulting on student loans is not recommended and should be avoided at all costs. Talk to your lender long before your loans reach the default stage and try to negotiate forbearance or deferment rather than ignoring the problem and sliding into default. However many have not dealt with student...
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 		Lender Settles Lawsuit Over Use of Federal Loophole
posted: Aug 16th   source: insidehighered.com  
Nelnet announced on Friday that it had agreed to settle a federal False Claims Act lawsuit that accused the company (along with other student loan providers) of taking advantage of a loophole in federal law to derive hundreds of millions of dollars in excess federal subsidies. The company, without...
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 		Damaging Data on Loan Repayment
posted: Aug 16th   source: insidehighered.com  
That sound you heard Friday at 5:15 p.m.? That was the collective thud of the heads of for-profit college executives hitting their desks in dismay when they got a first look at the sort of loan repayment data the U.S. Education Department expects to use in its proposed new regulatory scheme, aimed...
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 		Student-Loan Debt Surpasses Credit Cards
posted: Aug 11th   source: blogs.wsj.com  
Consumers now owe more on their student loans than their credit cards. Americans owe some $826.5 billion in revolving credit, according to June 2010 figures from the Federal Reserve. (Most of revolving credit is credit-card debt.) Student loans outstanding today — both federal and private — total...
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 		Student loans offer a rare break this fall: lower interest rates
posted: Aug 6th   source: csmonitor.com  
Tuition isn't going down. Textbook prices are still on the rise. But at least one area of college financing is headed in the right direction: Interest rates on loans are falling. Despite dire warnings about the effects of a government "takeover" of the student loan program earlier this...
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 		Here's The Awful Reality Of America's Student Loan Nightmare Read more: http://www.businessinsider.com/student-loans-obama-2010-7#ixzz0vpQbznCH
posted: Aug 6th   source: businessinsider.com  
Heading to college has become more than simply a professional necessity - it's a cultural obligation and the stereotypical rite of passage into adulthood for America's middle class Gen-Y folks. You'll read nihilistic literature by dead Muscovites, learn how to play a decent game of beer pong, and if...
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 		6 Things To Know Before Taking Out A Student Loan Read more: http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2010/07/27/investopedia45834.DTL#ixzz0vAuz5Gu8
posted: Jul 30th   source: sfgate.com  
Thousands of college students (and their parents) who are not fortunate enough to have sufficient savings to pay for college must apply for student loans each year. Statistics show that about two-thirds of all college graduates entered the working world with some level of student loan debt in...
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 		Sallie Mae to Go on the Chopping Block?
posted: Jul 30th   source: dealbook.blogs.nytimes.com  
Is Sallie Mae headed for a break-up? According to The New York Post the student lender hired Goldman Sachs to advise on a sale or spinoff of its student-loan servicing business and its $145 billion government-subsidized loan portfolio. The company is also mulling the possibility of converting part...
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 		A guide to college loans for single parents in Wisconsin
posted: Jul 26th   source: helium.com  
Although the high costs of a college education can often act as a deterrent to single parents wishing to return to study, there are a number of student loan forgiveness programs in Wisconsin which can be arranged prior to embarking on a degree course. For those single parents who are prepared to...
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 		Student Loan Default Rates Come Under Scrutiny
posted: Jul 16th   source: thechoice.blogs.nytimes.com  
Defaulting on student loans is a serious matter, and The Chronicle of Higher Education has recently unearthed data finding that students are defaulting at rates far higher than previously thought. In an article on Sunday entitled “Government Vastly Undercounts Defaults,” The Chronicle studied...
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 		Student loan program changes affect rates, repayment
posted: Jul 9th   source: usatoday.com  
In just a few weeks, thousands of recent high school graduates will pack up the minivan and head off to college. For many students, though, the thrill of embarking on a new adventure is tempered by the sobering reality of student debt. More than 60% of students borrow money to pay for college. If...
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