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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. […]

By |April 18th, 2014|Weekly Resources|0 Comments

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

Income-Based Student Loan Repayment Plan

If you find yourself in a difficult financial situation after school, the income-based repayment plan could offer you relief from higher monthly payments.  This program is available for several types of Direct and Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) program loans, including: […]

By |January 16th, 2014|Pay Off Student Loans|0 Comments

Student Loan News – July 12, 2013

Here are the best articles from around the web this week talking about student loans… For the week ending Friday July 12, 2013 Student Loan News:  1. Work resumes after student loan bill fails:  The defeat of a student loan bill in the Senate on Wednesday clears the way for fresh negotiations to restore lower rates, but lawmakers are racing the clock before millions of students return to campus next month to find borrowing terms twice as high as when school let out. […]

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Student Loan News – July 5, 2013

Here are the best articles from around the web this week talking about student loans… For the week ending Friday July 5, 2013 Student Loan News: 1. Declare Independence From Your Student Loans:  When it comes to declaring independence from debt, a lot of us are under the thumb of the same dictator: student loans. In fact, according to a recent report from the Urban Institute, one in five adults over the age of 20 are carrying student loan debt — and more than half of them are worried about how they're going to pay it off. […]

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Student Loan News – June 28, 2013

Here are the best articles from around the web this week talking about student loans… For the week ending Friday June 28, 2013 Student Loan News: 1. Regulators seek flexibility from private student loan lenders:  Regulators on Tuesday called on private student loan lenders to offer more flexible repayment terms to borrowers at a time when many are struggling to pay off their debt. Testifying before the Senate Banking Committee, federal regulators said private student loans constitute a small portion of overall student debt, but many people are struggling to repay their loans and delinquency rates for such loans are high. […]

By |June 28th, 2013|Weekly Resources|0 Comments

Student Loan News – June 21, 2013

Here are the best articles from around the web this week talking about student loans… For the week ending Friday June 21, 2013 Student Loan News: 1. Casey Comes out Swinging to Stop Student Loan Rate Increase:  With less than two weeks left before federal Stafford loan interest rates are set to double, U.S. Senator Bob Casey is speaking out against allowing the rates to increase. Part of the 2007 College Cost Reduction and Access Act included provisions to artificially lower the 6.8 percent student loan interest rate to 3.4 percent over four years, which was extended last year. That extension is set to expire on July 1, which would cause interest rates to essentially double overnight. Main site: http://www.politicspa.com/casey-comes-out-swinging-to-stop-student-loan-rate-increase/48920/ […]

By |June 21st, 2013|Weekly Resources|0 Comments

Student Loan News – June 14, 2013

Here are the best articles from around the web this week talking about student loans… For the week ending Friday June 14, 2013 Student Loan News: 1. Surviving Student Loan Default:  Rising student loan delinquencies have become worrisome, with banks writing off $3 billion in student loan debt during the first two months of this year alone. By February, about 850,000 students had defaulted on their loans in 2013, according to a March article on the Debt.org website. […]

By |June 14th, 2013|Weekly Resources|0 Comments

Student Loan News – May 31, 2013

Here are the best articles from around the web this week talking about student loans… For the week ending Friday May 31, 2013 Student Loan News: 1. What Sallie Mae's Split Says About Student Loans:  Student loan giant Sallie Mae announced a major change to its model today. It will split its growing, private student loan business from its shrinking government-backed loan servicing business. The company will turn itself into two, separate publicly traded entities: An education loan management business and a consumer banking business “to unlock value and enhance long-term growth potential.” Details here: http://www.forbes.com/sites/halahtouryalai/2013/05/29/what-sallie-maes-split-says-about-student-loans/ […]

By |May 31st, 2013|Weekly Resources|0 Comments

Let the Military Help Fund Your Education

There are a number of ways in which the US government is prepared to help Active Duty service members, veterans and their dependents meet their career and educational goals. Use the following programs as a starting point in determining what type of assistance suits you best: […]

By |May 30th, 2013|Scholorships|0 Comments