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Student Loan News – February 14, 2014

Here are the best articles from around the web this week talking about student loans… For the week ending Friday February 14, 2014 Student Loan News: 1. Student Loans Are A Drag On The Economy And Society:  The shift from greater public funding of higher education to individuals financing their own education through debt has put more risk on individual students. But it also has potentially negative social and economic effects that spread beyond the college campus. […]

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Student Loan News – February 07, 2014

Here are the best articles from around the web this week talking about student loans… For the week ending Friday February 07, 2014 Student Loan News: 1. Student loan refinancing bill draws packed hearing, questions about its effectiveness: A Democratic bill to help ease the budget crunch for three-quarters of a million student loan borrowers drew a packed house at a Wednesday legislative hearing, with a doctor and aspiring lawyer speaking in favor and some industry professionals saying the bill needs changes to reach its intended goals. […]

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Student Loan News – January 31, 2014

Here are the best articles from around the web this week talking about student loans… For the week ending Friday January 31, 2014 Student Loan News: 1. Why Banks Shouldn't Write off the Student Loan Market:  As I read “Worrisome Spike in Student Loan Write-Offs” in the January 2, 2014 American Banker, I realized this data rich account told only part of the story. There is another dimension worth telling. […]

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Student Loan News – January 24, 2014

Here are the best articles from around the web this week talking about student loans… For the week ending Friday January 24, 2014 Student Loan News: 1. Borrowers begin to see refinance options for private student loans:  Charter One has joined the few lenders offering refinancing for private student loans. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has been leaning on banks to make it easier for students to refinance private student loans, many of which came with low variable rates before a higher rate kicked in. […]

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Student Loan News – January 17, 2014

Here are the best articles from around the web this week talking about student loans… For the week ending Friday January 17, 2014 Student Loan News: 1. Fed Student-Loan Focus Shows Recognition of Growth Risk:  Tiffany Roberson works for the state of Texas as a parole officer, teaches part time and is living with her parents after finishing a master’s degree. She’s held off marrying her boyfriend of four years and starting a family because she owes more than $170,000 in federal and private student loans. […]

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Student Loan News – January 10, 2014

Here are the best articles from around the web this week talking about student loans… For the week ending Friday January 10, 2014 Student Loan News:  1. Student loan system needs an overhaul:  The student loan system is broken, and we need new ideas for fixing it. Student debt now totals more than $1 trillion, and students are borrowing some $113 billion a year. With this year’s college graduates owing $32,500 on average, these debts threaten to be dead weights on their financial futures. […]

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Student Loan News – January 03, 2014

Here are the best articles from around the web this week talking about student loans… For the week ending Friday January 03, 2014 Student Loan News: 1. Loan Monitor Is Accused of Ruthless Tactics on Student Debt:  Stacy Jorgensen fought her way through pancreatic cancer. But her struggle was just beginning. Before she became ill, Ms. Jorgensen took out $43,000 in student loans. As her payments piled up along with medical bills, she took the unusual step of filing for bankruptcy, requiring legal proof of “undue hardship.” […]

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Student Loan News – December 27, 2013

Here are the best articles from around the web this week talking about student loans… For the week ending Friday December 27, 2013 Student Loan News: 1. You Can Still Save for Retirement When You Have Student Loans:  If you have student loans, you already know they can be overwhelming. But as any responsible spender knows, they aren’t the only demand on your budget. […]

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Income-Sensitive Student Loan Repayment Plan

If you have loans through the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program and need to make lower monthly payments, the income-sensitive repayment plan could be your best option.  This plan is available to the following federal student loans: Subsidized and Unsubsidized Federal Stafford Loans FFEL PLUS Loans FFEL Consolidation Loans […]

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Student Loan News – December 20, 2013

Here are the best articles from around the web this week talking about student loans… For the week ending Friday December 20, 2013 Student Loan News: 1. Student Loan Bill of Rights:  In the aftermath of a recent report that found the lack of student loan servicing standards and information on monies owed, two U.S. Senators will work as a team to create a Student Loan Borrower Bill of Rights. […]

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