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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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Audit of State Student Loan Agency Calls for Major Reform
21 August 08 02:23 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

The Pennsylvania Auditor General Jack Wagner has recommended sweeping changes for the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency a year after the state student-loan agency was found to be lavishly overspending on internal operations, according to Read More...

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