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More Schools Offering Direct Student Loans
13 March 09 02:25 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

The direct student loan program — which President Obama wants to establish as the sole provider of federal student loans by 2010 — is swiftly gaining ground on the Federal Family Education Loan Program. Read More...

Filed under: Barry Feierstein, college, college financial aid, college loans, Department of Education, Direct Loan Program, direct student loan program, Federal Family Education Loan Program, federal student loans, FFEL program, financial aid, NextStudent, originator of federal student loans, paying for college, poor customer service, President Obama, private student loan lenders, private third party lenders, Sallie Mae, Sandra Block, student loan default, student loan industry, student loans, surge in loan volume, tuition, USA Today

74% of Sallie Mae Loans Could Disappear Under Obama Plan
12 March 09 12:21 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Sallie Mae — the largest provider of college student loans in the country — may ultimately see three quarters of its student loan business evaporate under a plan by President Obama that would end government subsidies to third-party lenders and establish the federal government as the sole provider of federal student loans. Read More...

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College Unattainable for Undocumented Immigrants
11 March 09 05:08 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Judah Lakin spends much of his time trying to help his students prepare for college. But even if his students have what it takes to pursue a higher education, many of them are undocumented immigrants and will never step foot on a college campus because they don’t have access to federal financial aid or in-state tuition. Read More...

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Goal Financial Reaches Agreement With New York Attorney General
06 November 08 03:53 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Alexandria, Virginia-based Goal Financial is the most recent student loan company to reach a settlement with the New York Attorney General’s office , whose investigation into the student loan industry revealed that several lenders used deceptive marketing Read More...

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Technical College May Lose Ability to Offer Federal Financial Aid For Violating Newly-Relaxed Aid Rule
20 August 08 01:05 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Star Technical Institute , a technical college in New Jersey, may not be able to offer federal financial aid to students at two of its seven campuses for allegedly violating a federal law that requires colleges to obtain 10 percent or more of their revenues Read More...

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