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Aid Administrators to Lawmakers: “Don’t Kill Guaranteed Student Loans”
24 March 09 05:02 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Just as Congress is about to vote on President Obama’s plan to end the government’s Federal Family Education Loan Program, through which families get their student loans from private third-party lenders, a lender advocacy group is urging lawmakers to consider an alternative to the president’s proposal. Read More...

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Sen. Schumer Calls for Government to Protect Student Loans Amid Passage of $700 Billion Bailout Bill
14 October 08 01:17 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Concerned that students who are eligible to go to college won’t be able to pay for their education costs in light of the current credit crisis and a steadily worsening economy, Sen. Charles Schumer is urging the federal government to make sure student Read More...

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Credit Unions Offer Themselves as Partial Solution to Looming Student Loan Crisis
12 April 08 11:19 AM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

In the last six months alone, since legislators eliminated over $21 billion in subsidies to student loan lenders in the Federal Family Education Loan Program, at least 44 FFELP lenders have stopped originating federal student loans. This exodus of lenders Read More...

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