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FAFSA Discourages Students From Applying for Federal Loans
10 June 09 02:10 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

A large proportion of students who only take out non-federal private student loans to finance their education aren’t applying for federal financial aid at all, and it’s the application itself that may be culprit, a new study suggests (“ Nightmare Application Read More...

Filed under: college, college loans, Education Department, FAFSA, federal financial aid, federal student loans, FinAid, financial aid application process, Forbes, free application for student aid, Internal Revenue Service, Mark Kantrowitz, NextStudent, President Obama, private student loans, Student Aid, student loan industry, student loans, U.S. Department of Education

Note to Families: Financial Aid More Competitive, But Not Out of Reach
26 January 09 05:09 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

With more families applying for financial aid — applications are already up 10 percent above last year’s record — and lending for private student loans drying up, families’ ability to find available financial aid is becoming more difficult, reports the Read More...

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