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Student loan debt relief is available
San Antonio Express Most recently, I have had several clients come in seeking control of their student loan debt. What I have discovered in working with these clients is that there are fairly new programs that exist that borrowers can take advantage of. 1. Money Monday: How to Begin Repaying Your Student Loans |
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Editorial – Obama must address student loan debt
Daily Athenaeum In the past, he has helped college students by increasing Pell Grants and helping students consolidate loans and lower monthly payments. Obama also plans to increase Perkins loans from $1 billion to $8 billion to overhaul the way campus-based student … Will President Obama's Blueprint Cut College Costs? No college student left behind Rising educational costs must be tamed |
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Jobless grads rap Sallie Mae over loan fee
MarketWatch During college and grad school, Gray took out loans totalling $40000 from Sallie Mae /quotes/zigman/7652328/quotes/nls/slm SLM -1.12% , the company that originates and services student loans. She went to Hunter College in New York and in 2009, … Redefined Sallie Mae rebounds |
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Is There a Media Blackout of the Student Loan Crisis ?
Forbes Alan Collinge has given me a couple of great guest posts on the student loan crisis. They have generated quite a few comments. Here he is back again questioning media coverage of the issue. I was lucky enough to break what has turned out to be the most … |
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Fremont student questions Obama during YouTube interview
San Jose Mercury News Clark asked Obama what his plan is to help students pay off their loans, one of five questions picked from among 225000 submissions on topics ranging from online poker to the Occupy movement on the White House YouTube Channel, where the interview was … |
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No college student left behind
Minnesota Daily They thronged campus grounds, waited anxiously, anticipated a message that would offer a glimmer of hope for the future of their education. At a time when student loan debts surpass credit card debt and the average college student graduates $24000 in … Obama's higher education reform is misguided Education is Obama's strength Private Colleges Seen As Growing Alternative To State System |
PERSONAL loans are now going head-to-head with credit cards in the battle for debt consolidation business. Debt consolidation, where several high-interest debts are rolled into a single lower-rate loan, used to be the exclusive domain of personal loans.
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Doubling The Interest Rates On Student Loans Could Actually Be A Good Thing
Business Insider Right now, the interest rate on federal student loans is 3.4%, but if lawmakers don't vote to extend the cap, it'll jump to 6.8% after this year. That this will increase the burden on college graduates paying off loan debt is a no-brainer, … NEW: Reed Unveils Plan to Prevent Student Loan Rate Hike |
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NEW: Reed Unveils Plan to Prevent Student Loan Rate Hike
GoLocalProv In an effort to ease the financial burden on families struggling to pay for college, US Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) will introduce legislation tomorrow to prevent interest rates on certain student loans from doubling this year. The current interest rate … |
BRUSSELS, Jan 30 (Reuters) – The European Union cannot overcome the debt crisis with fiscal consolidation alone … But many SMEs have struggled to get the bank loans they need to grow since the collapse of U.S. investment bank Lehman Brothers …