February 22, 2012
Mounting student loans a 'debt bomb' waiting to explode msnbc.com (blog) (subscription) Many families in this country cannot afford the skyrocketing cost of higher education without student loans . But many graduates cannot find a job and cannot pay off the loans. As a result, they wind up in a much deeper hole (as the interest and ..
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February 22, 2012
Student loan penalties spark clash of views Sunderland Echo SCRAPPING plans to impose penalties for early student loan repayment has had a mixed reaction on Wearside.
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February 22, 2012
USA Funds Borrower Connect Helps Colleges Improve Loan Default Rates Bradenton Herald 21, 2012 — /PRNewswire/ — USA Funds®, a nonprofit organization that helps American families benefit from postsecondary education, has introduced USA Funds Borrower Connect™, a Web-based tool that helps colleges connect with their student loan … and more
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February 22, 2012
USA Funds Borrower Connect Helps Colleges Improve Loan Default Rates Sacramento Bee 21, 2012 — /PRNewswire/ — USA Funds®, a nonprofit organization that helps American families benefit from postsecondary education, has introduced USA Funds Borrower Connect™, a Web-based tool that helps colleges connect with their student loan … and more
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February 22, 2012
Loan debt weighs down students across the country UTA The Shorthorn Finding a full-time job to cover bills that will include student loan repayment. Solis is among millions of American students who have student loans and will have to deal with them and finding a well-paying job after graduation
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February 21, 2012
College grads seek to escape rising debts Bizjournals.com More recent college graduates are turning to bankruptcy lawyers in hopes of shedding their debt, but federal laws don't allow student loans to be discharged in bankruptcies. A growing number of Dayton-area college graduates are looking for relief from … and more
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February 21, 2012
The Nation Student Loan Fund head to cooperate in DSI probe Bangkok Post The manager of the Student Loan Fund is willing to cooperate with the Department of Special Investigation's probe into whether 32 universities used students' details to ask for money without their knowledge.
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February 21, 2012
USA Funds Borrower Connect Helps Colleges Improve Loan Default Rates MarketWatch (press release) “Contact with student loan borrowers is a proven best practice for preventing student loan default,” said Denise B. Feser, USA Funds senior vice president, School and Student Services
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February 21, 2012
Student Loan Fraud Ring Indicted for Scamming $400000 From Feds NextStudent (blog) Fifteen people were indicted Friday in South Carolina for their roles in an alleged student loan scam that defrauded more than $400000 in financial aid from the federal government. A 25-page indictment from the US District Court of South Carolina, … 7 fraud suspects are from Colleton Charleston Post Courier all 2 news articles
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February 21, 2012
Boston.com Get the federal government out of the educational loan business Scholars and Rogues It's time for federal government to step back from the education loan business.
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