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7 Ways to Save Money While in College

There are a lot of different ways that you can save some money while you’re in school. You want to get a quality education but you also know that you need to save money as much as possible so you can afford that education. So how are you going to cut corners while you’re in school? There are actually several ways that you can do just that and the best part of it is that you likely won’t even notice that you’re cutting corners or even feel like you’re missing out. Here are several different ways to save on top of the 7 we're going to discuss. […]

By |September 23rd, 2014|Weekly Resources|Comments Off on 7 Ways to Save Money While in College

Student Loan News – May 02, 2014

Here are the best articles from around the web this week talking about student loans… For the week ending Friday May 02, 2014 Student Loan News: 1. Student Loan Interest Rates to Rise With 10-Year Treasury Note:  College students in the U.S. who take out federal loans are likely to see interest rates jump — potentially by a percentage point or more — in the coming academic year. Last year, the government began to peg rates on most student loans to the Treasury 10-year note. Stafford loans, the most widely borrowed, carried an undergraduate rate of 3.86 percent for the 2013-2014 school year. In the past three months, the 10-year yield has traded 0.80 to 1 percentage point higher than a year ago, which means education borrowing costs may rise. […]

By |May 2nd, 2014|Weekly Resources|0 Comments

Student Loan News – April 25, 2014

Here are the best articles from around the web this week talking about student loans… For the week ending Friday April 26, 2014 Student Loan News: 1. Student Loans Can Suddenly Come Due When Co-Signers Die, a Report Finds:  For students who borrow on the private market to pay for school, the death of a parent [...]

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Student Loan News – April 18, 2014

Here are the best articles from around the web this week talking about student loans… For the week ending Friday April 19, 2014 Student Loan News:  1. Student Loan Repayment Plans Could Cost Borrowers More:  Income-driven repayment provides a reprieve for struggling borrowers trying to pay back their student loan debt. But some policy experts say the federal program offering such plans is not as effective as it could be, and can actually end up costing student borrowers more in the long run. […]

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Student Loan News – April 04, 2014

Here are the best articles from around the web this week talking about student loans… For the week ending Friday April 04, 2014 Student Loan News: 1.Student loan reform hitting Triad black colleges hard:  Federal efforts to limit the debt piled up by college students and their families who may have trouble paying back loans have caused significant harm at historically black colleges and universities in the Triad, according to college officials. […]

By |April 4th, 2014|Weekly Resources|0 Comments

Student Loan News – March 21, 2014

Here are the best articles from around the web this week talking about student loans… For the week ending Friday March 21, 2014 Student Loan News: 1. Students should question the risk, terms of dangerous private loans: College is an exceptional time in our lives when we can partake in activities that society otherwise frowns upon, such as drinking Keystone beer and playing hacky sack in public. One potentially ruinous side effect of pursuing a higher education, though, is taking out the loans to pay for it. […]

By |March 21st, 2014|Weekly Resources|0 Comments

Student Loan News – March 14, 2014

Here are the best articles from around the web this week talking about student loans… For the week ending Friday March 14, 2014 Student Loan News: 1. Student Loan Borrowers Win As Education Department Reverses Course:  Borrowers with federal student loans may now access the U.S. government's latest rankings of loan specialists after the Department of Education on Tuesday abruptly reversed its temporary ban on providing customer service scores. […]

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Student Loan News – March 07, 2014

Here are the best articles from around the web this week talking about student loans… For the week ending Friday March, 2014 Student Loan News: 1. The long-term impact of student-loan debt:  Only in post-recession America could the indebted masses become a constituency — and a potential market. Call them Generation Overleveraged. A whopping 40 million Americans owe an even more whopping $1.2 trillion in student-loan debt. The amount surpasses every other type of household debt except mortgage debt. […]

By |March 7th, 2014|Weekly Resources|0 Comments

Student Loan News – February 28, 2014

Here are the best articles from around the web this week talking about student loans… For the week ending Friday February 28, 2014 Student Loan News: 1. Refinancing can lower student loan debt:  Millions of Americans could put more money in their pockets each month by refinancing their student loans. It’s always been possible to refinance private student loans, but few financial institutions offered this service. […]

By |February 28th, 2014|Weekly Resources|0 Comments

Student Loan News – February 21, 2014

Here are the best articles from around the web this week talking about student loans… For the week ending Friday February 21, 2014 Student Loan News:  1. Rising student-loan debt is stopping first-timers from buying homes:  Is your student debt preventing you from buying a house? Sales to first-time home buyers remain depressed, a new Washington Post article notes, directing some blame at student loans. Many young people are graduating with higher debts than earlier generations while stricter lending standards have made it harder to get a mortgage. […]

By |February 21st, 2014|Weekly Resources|0 Comments