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Government’s Direct Lending Program Sees 43-Percent Increase in Volume
02 September 08 05:36 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

As cash-strapped lenders continue to drop out of the Federal Family Education Loan Program , the number of student loans originated for the 2008–09 school year through the government’s Direct Loan Program has increased by 43 percent, reports The Chronicle Read More...

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Concerns About Access to Student Loans Persist, Study Finds
24 July 08 11:42 AM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Some financial aid administrators have lingering concerns that students may not be able to get the student loans they need to pay for college this year despite recently passed federal legislation designed to improve students’ access to those loans, according Read More...

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Sen. Hillary Clinton Unveils Plan to Tackle the Student Loan Crisis
29 April 08 10:56 AM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton recently announced the details of a sweeping plan to help ensure students have continued access to federal student loans amid a flurry of private lenders leaving the federal student loan program. “Hundreds of thousands of students Read More...

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Kennedy to Colleges: Have Back-Up Plan for Students
21 April 08 05:34 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

In a letter sent to the American Council on Education on April 15, Sen. Edward Kennedy , D-Mass., the chairman of the Senate Education Committee, urged colleges to sign up for the Department of Education’s Federal Direct Loan Program as a preventive measure Read More...

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Kentucky Lender Puts Brakes on Student Loans to New Borrowers
21 April 08 02:50 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Citing ongoing fallout from the national capital market crisis, Kentucky officials announced the state’s student loan agency will stop making student loans to first-time borrowers beginning May 1 until it can secure additional financing, according to Read More...

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Department of Education Planning Emergency Financial Aid Survey
18 April 08 04:45 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

In an effort to better gauge the availability of federal student loans, the U.S. Department of Education is planning to issue an emergency survey to the 4,500 colleges that participate in the Federal Family Education Loan Program. With almost 50 FFELP Read More...

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