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With Government’s Help, Lenders Returning to Federal Student Loan Market
05 June 08 02:08 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

A number of lenders who abandoned the federal student loan market in recent months may be returning, in light of a new law designed to keep struggling lenders afloat, according to a Dow Jones Newswires article. Many of the 102 companies that scaled back Read More...

Filed under: Brett Lief, Citibank, college loans, Community Colleges, Dow Jones Newswires, Ensuring Continued Access to Student Loans Act, Federal Family Education Loan Program, federal student loans, FFELP, HR 5715, JPMorgan Chase, Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority, National Council of Higher Education Loan Programs, NCHELP, Nelnet, NextStudent, Northstar Education Finance Inc., PNC, Sallie Mae, student loan lenders, student loan market, student loans, SunTrust, Two-Year Colleges

Bank of America Backs Out of Private Student Loan Business
19 April 08 02:03 PM | Student Loan Girl | 1 Comments   

On April 17, Bank of America Corp. notified student-loan packager First Marblehead Corp. that it would no longer offer private student loans, focusing instead on providing federal student loans. Bank of America’s announcement comes amid increasing unsteadiness Read More...

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