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New Law May Simplify College Financial Aid Form
05 August 08 05:55 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Students and parents could spend less time filling out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid under a new provision of The Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008 , according to an article in The Austin American-Statesman , (“ New Law to Trim College Read More...

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President Bush Signs Legislation That Boosts Availability of Student Loans
08 May 08 09:15 AM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

On May 7, President George Bush signed into law legislation intended to help stabilize the $85-billion student loan industry and to avert a predicted shortage in student loans. The law will allow the U.S. Department of Education to buy bundled student Read More...

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Not What It Appears: College Student Relief Act of 2007
07 March 07 04:29 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

According to a March 2, 2007 article written by Olivia Majesky-Pullmann titled, “ Just the Stats: Will Student Loan Interest Rate Cuts Really Help Low-Income Students? ” that appeared in Diverse: Issues in Higher Education , “The College Student Relief Read More...

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