May 19, 2012
Minneapolis Star Tribune Whistleblower: Loan consolidation — for a fee Minneapolis Star Tribune Experts caution against firms that consolidate federal student loans for a fee, when you can do it online for free. Instead of leaving you to track down student scholarships or fill out FAFSA forms yourself, companies will eagerly do it for you for a ..
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May 19, 2012
The Saginaw News – MLive.com Subsidized Student Loans MyMotherLode.com Sonora, CA — A myMotherLode.com poll asked “Should the government's subsidy of student loans be extended?” 54% said no, 44% said yes. While locally individuals may be against subsidies, nationally the question is not if, but how much. Phony Student Loan Issue Obscures Real Fight Over Spending Town Hall Congress must act to keep student loan interest rates from doubling (Viewpoint) The Saginaw News – MLive.com Congress Attempts To Sneak Tax Increase Into Student Loan Bill Forbes Houston Business Journal
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May 19, 2012
Los Angeles Times Graduating collegians cope with student debt in a weak economy Los Angeles Times Students and graduates from several Southland campuses talk of their loans and how paying them off figures into their plans. For some, the path seems secure; for others, uncertainty is the only certainty. Natasha Sumabat adjusts her cap in her Westwood ..
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May 19, 2012
U.S. News & World Report Congress needs to protect student loans The Herald | HeraldOnline.com Like many disputes in Congress, the standoff involving a hike in student loan rates is deeply partisan
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May 19, 2012
Number of the Week: Student Loan Bubble Wall Street Journal (blog) By Phil Izzo 368%: The jump since 2007 in the measure of consumer credit held by the government comprised primarily of student loans . If a student loan bubble were to pop, the government, not private banks, would be the one standing around with gum in …
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May 19, 2012
StandardNet Student loans an obligation that's impossible to escape StandardNet If he had the ability of foresight, he would have said, “In this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and student loans .” As an obligation that is impossible to escape, nothing is quite as tenacious as student loans . Government talks to AIB about public-private partnership for student loans thejournal.ie Higher Ed Costs Choke Students , Economy Hartford Courant all 6 news articles
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May 19, 2012
Many UT graduates face student loan debt while searching for jobs KVUE “I have got maybe around $10000 in student loans ,” said Ryan Smith, a UT graduate. “I think right now I owe about $27000,” said Stephanie Aguirre, a UT graduate.
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May 18, 2012
Best-Kept Secrets Of Student Loan Borrowing Huffington Post “Income-Based Repayment (IBR) is available to all federal student loan borrowers, whether you're finishing school now, or you've been in repayment for years and are just hitting hard times,” said Asher. For all fed student loans , IBR caps your payments …
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May 18, 2012
Best-Kept Secrets Of Student Loan Borrowing Huffington Post “Income-Based Repayment (IBR) is available to all federal student loan borrowers, whether you're finishing school now, or you've been in repayment for years and are just hitting hard times,” said Asher. For all fed student loans , IBR caps your payments … Student Loans And How They Will Affect Your Credit San Francisco Chronicle Money Matters: Repaying your student loans WMUR Manchester Q & A with Dottie Herman World Property Channel all 5 news articles
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May 18, 2012
Crowdsourcing the Student Loan Mess Huffington Post (blog) After all, Americans now owe over $1 trillion in student loan debt, more than they owe on their credit cards. As real wages for most American workers stagnate and full-time employment for recent grads becomes the exception rather than the norm, ..
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