Thursday 10 May 2012

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Colleges Can Reduce Risky Private Student Loan Borrowing, Study Shows

Posted: 09 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT

"Your Student Loan Ranger has been talking quite a bit recently about the importance of disclosing information to student loan borrowers," Equal Justice Works writes for U.S. News and World Report's...

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Opinion: Obama’s College Promises

Posted: 09 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT

"Obama's policies are designed to dole out money to college students, not promote better outcomes, which would make them poor policy even if there were no budget crisis," Katrina Trinko writes for...

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Amid Student Loan Tussles, More Seek 'Forgiveness'

Posted: 09 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT

"As U.S. lawmakers consider how to keep interest rates on certain student loans from escalating, a growing number of students have sought help through a bipartisan 2009 initiative," Reuters reports....

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Opinion: Much Ado About Double or Nothing

Posted: 09 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT

"The interest rate on the popular Stafford federal student loan program is set to double in July, after the Senate could not reach agreement on Tuesday on a way to keep the rate at 3.4 percent," Mark...

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Three Dangerous Student Aid Myths (And What Higher Education Leaders Can do to Debunk Them)

Posted: 09 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT

May 9, 2012 - "Unless you live in a cave, you've seen the alarming headlines highlighting 'exploding' college costs and 'crushing' student loan debt," NASFAA President Justin Draeger writes...

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University of Michigan Study Says 20% of U.S. Households Underwater

Posted: 09 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT

"About one out of every five U.S. households owe more on credit cards, medical bills, student loans and other debt than they have in savings and other liquid assets, according to a University of...

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05-09: Program Integrity Questions and Answers (Q&A) Website Update

Posted: 09 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT

As described in E-Announcement 2011-09-02, the Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE) maintains a website containing Q&As pertaining to the Program Integrity final regulations that were...

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Opinion: Student Loans and Social Security Taxes: a Poor Fit

Posted: 09 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT

"Democrats have seized on a looming increase in the interest rate on certain federal student loans as their latest wedge issue, hoping to portray Republicans as caring more about the wealthy than...

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Stern Advice-Good Student Debt, Bad Student Debt

Posted: 09 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT

"It wasn't that long ago that high school seniors and their parents met astronomical college loans with a shrug and a signature: Whatever it took to send junior to his 'first choice' school was a...

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Illinois Report Slams College Savings Program

Posted: 09 May 2012 05:00 PM PDT

"The underfunded College Illinois savings program was plagued by weak financial controls and conflicts of interest between top administrators and companies hired to invest millions from the prepaid...

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