Financial Aid News

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• Update to Iona College’s 2012 Best Colleges Ranking
• New Best High Schools Rankings Launch May 8
• 2012 NASFAA National Conference: Frequently Asked Questions
• Women May Have Tougher Time Paying Student Loan Debt Due to Gender Pay Gap
• Student Loan Interest Rates Just the Tip of College Cost Iceberg
• Investors Can Rein in College Savings Plan Fees
• Will New Funding Rules Improve Dismal University Graduation Rates?
• 04-26: 2010-11 Campus-Based Awards Closeout
• The 'Small' Numbers on the Student Loan Interest Rate Hike

Update to Iona College’s 2012 Best Colleges Ranking Posted: 27 Apr 2012 01:10 PM PDT The New York school has been moved to the 'Unranked' category. For more great financial aid news and updates, visit http://www.financialaidnews.com/

New Best High Schools Rankings Launch May 8 Posted: 27 Apr 2012 12:30 PM PDT U.S. News will publish data on nearly 22,000 public schools. For more great financial aid news and updates, visit http://www.financialaidnews.com/

2012 NASFAA National Conference: Frequently Asked Questions Posted: 26 Apr 2012 05:00 PM PDT In regards to our 2012 National Conference, NASFAA has received a number of questions. We have a compiled a list of frequently asked questions for your convenience. We hope that this will help... For more great financial aid news and updates, visit http://www.financialaidnews.com/

Women May Have Tougher Time Paying Student Loan Debt Due to Gender Pay Gap Posted: 26 Apr 2012 05:00 PM PDT "As the general election approaches, President Obama and Mitt Romney are working to win over every voting bloc they can," according to U.S. News and World Report. "Most recently, the two candidates... For more great financial aid news and updates, visit http://www.financialaidnews.com/

Student Loan Interest Rates Just the Tip of College Cost Iceberg Posted: 26 Apr 2012 05:00 PM PDT "Even if rates are kept down, the student loan program doesn't come close to meeting the challenge of soaring tuition," David Brodwin, cofounder and board member of American Sustainable Business... For more great financial aid news and updates, visit http://www.financialaidnews.com/

Investors Can Rein in College Savings Plan Fees Posted: 26 Apr 2012 05:00 PM PDT "Consider recent research on 529 college savings plans, named for the section number of the federal tax code from which they were created," CBS News reports. "These state-sponsored investment... For more great financial aid news and updates, visit http://www.financialaidnews.com/

Will New Funding Rules Improve Dismal University Graduation Rates? Posted: 26 Apr 2012 05:00 PM PDT "At a time when American higher education is under fire for dismal graduation rates that have eroded the nation's leadership in college degree-holders, this public university in western Pennsylvania... For more great financial aid news and updates, visit http://www.financialaidnews.com/

04-26: 2010-11 Campus-Based Awards Closeout Posted: 26 Apr 2012 05:00 PM PDT The Department of Education has completed the closeout of all 2010-11 awards for the Campus-Based programs based on the official reporting in a school's Fiscal Operations Report section of the Fiscal... For more great financial aid news and updates, visit http://www.financialaidnews.com/

The 'Small' Numbers on the Student Loan Interest Rate Hike Posted: 26 Apr 2012 05:00 PM PDT "Yes, the interest rate on some federal student loans is set to double this July from 3.4% to 6.8% unless Congress acts," Jason Delisle writes for the New America Foundation's Higher Ed Watch blog.... For more great financial aid news and updates, visit http://www.financialaidnews.com/

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