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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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Bush Urges Congress to Act Quickly on Student Lending Law
02 May 08 04:06 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

“A slowdown in the economy shouldn't mean a downturn in educational opportunities,” said President Bush in his most recent radio address. “Members of Congress now have a chance to preserve this opportunity, and they should take it.” His remarks were the 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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House Approves the College Student Relief Act of 2007
19 January 07 04:52 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

I’m interrupting the regularly scheduled Thursday blog on “Student Loan Advice” to report on some breaking news. According to a Special Briefing release by the National Council of Higher Education Loan Programs, Inc.’s “NCHelp,” yesterday, Wednesday Jan. Read More...

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College Student Relief Act of 2007
17 January 07 06:11 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

So, the time has finally come, it is Wednesday Jan. 17, 2007, and congress is set to start debate on the “College Student Relief Act of 2007.” Yesterday, Tuesday, Jan. 16, The National Council of Higher Education Loan Programs, Inc.’s “NCHelp” published Read More...

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Student-Aid Experts Criticize Plan to Reduce Federal Student Loan Interest Rates
09 January 07 04:25 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Yesterday I wrote about how the newly elected 110 th Congress, which is now primarily controlled by the Democrats, is planning to introduce new student loan legislation as part of the College Student Relief Act of 2007. This new legislation would reduce Read More...

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Proposal to Halve Interest Rates on Subsidized Student Loans
09 January 07 04:20 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

So, the New Year has begun and the democrats are now in the house and everyone is waiting to see if they will make-good on the promises they made to gain control up on Capitol Hill. Of course, I’m watching to see what they’re going to do with student Read More...

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