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- Rule Adds to College Cost Confusion
- GEN-11-19: Revised Loan Discharge Application — Unpaid Refund
- CFPB Looking to Educate Students on Private Loans
- Updated Cohort Default Rate Guide
- VOW to Hire Heroes Act Creates New Benefit for Unemployed Veterans
- Dispute Over Military Student Aid
- In a Brutal Economy, College Savings Take a Back Seat
- Undercover Probe Finds Lax Academic Standards at Some For-Profit Colleges
- Opinion: Cutting Student Aid Like ‘Eating Our Own Seed Corn’
- Rural Students Lost in Connectivity Gap
| Rule Adds to College Cost Confusion Posted: 22 Nov 2011 04:00 PM PST "Colleges and universities are now required to include a 'net price calculator' on their web sites to help people figure out costs," the Erie Times-News reports. "Often, however, the figures aren't... For more great financial aid news and updates, visit http://www.financialaidnews.com/ |
| GEN-11-19: Revised Loan Discharge Application — Unpaid Refund Posted: 22 Nov 2011 04:00 PM PST This letter announces the approval of the revised version of the "Loan Discharge Application: Unpaid Refund" for use by borrowers in the Direct Loan Program, FFEL Program, and Perkins Loan Program.... For more great financial aid news and updates, visit http://www.financialaidnews.com/ |
| CFPB Looking to Educate Students on Private Loans Posted: 22 Nov 2011 04:00 PM PST "The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, created specifically to look out for the interests of consumers, has undertaken several initiatives to simplify loan products that have tripped up... For more great financial aid news and updates, visit http://www.financialaidnews.com/ |
| Updated Cohort Default Rate Guide Posted: 22 Nov 2011 04:00 PM PST The Department has posted the updated Cohort Default Rate Guide. All sections were updated to reflect changes required by the Higher Education Opportunity Act. Additionally, information on the... For more great financial aid news and updates, visit http://www.financialaidnews.com/ |
| VOW to Hire Heroes Act Creates New Benefit for Unemployed Veterans Posted: 22 Nov 2011 04:00 PM PST Congress passed, and the President has signed into law, the VOW to Hire Heroes Act of 2011. The new law Includes a provision creating the Veterans Retraining Assistance Program for unemployed... For more great financial aid news and updates, visit http://www.financialaidnews.com/ |
| Dispute Over Military Student Aid Posted: 22 Nov 2011 04:00 PM PST "Many colleges and universities, including many selective institutions, may choose to drop out of the military's tuition assistance program for active-duty service members if changes are not made to... For more great financial aid news and updates, visit http://www.financialaidnews.com/ |
| In a Brutal Economy, College Savings Take a Back Seat Posted: 22 Nov 2011 04:00 PM PST "New figures for the nation's 529 plans are in from Boston-based Financial Research Corp., and there was a $354 million outflow in the third quarter," Reuters reports. "The last time parents pulled... For more great financial aid news and updates, visit http://www.financialaidnews.com/ |
| Undercover Probe Finds Lax Academic Standards at Some For-Profit Colleges Posted: 22 Nov 2011 04:00 PM PST "An undercover investigation by the Government Accountability Office has found evidence of lax academic standards in some online for-profit programs," the Chronicle of Higher Education reports. "The... For more great financial aid news and updates, visit http://www.financialaidnews.com/ |
| Opinion: Cutting Student Aid Like ‘Eating Our Own Seed Corn’ Posted: 22 Nov 2011 04:00 PM PST Dennis Berkey's opinion piece for the Washington Post explains why preserving student aid funding is "vital" to our nation's future. For more great financial aid news and updates, visit http://www.financialaidnews.com/ |
| Rural Students Lost in Connectivity Gap Posted: 22 Nov 2011 07:30 AM PST Lack of digital access makes connecting in rural schools and homes a challenge. For more great financial aid news and updates, visit http://www.financialaidnews.com/ |
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