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Overhaul of Student Loan System in the Works
22 June 09 08:30 AM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

A bill to overhaul the student loan industry may reach Congress as early as next week; education-committee chairs are working behind the scenes on a piece of legislation that would eliminate the third-party student loan system called the Federal Family Read More...

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Direct Loan Program Gaining Ground on Bank-Based FFEL Program
29 October 08 04:27 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

According to a recent survey of college financial aid directors, the federal government’s Direct Loan Program — through which families get federal student loans directly from the Department of Education — could eclipse the government’s now dominant Federal Read More...

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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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