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Students Left Holding the Bag as Loan Forgiveness Programs Vanish
03 June 09 03:30 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

College graduates who were lured into high-need fields, including teaching, nursing, and public service, by programs that would forgive a portion or all of their student loans are receiving this sobering news: The cavalry isn’t coming after all. These Read More...

Filed under: college, college financing, College Funding, college loans, education student loans, government loan forgiveness, Kentucky Higher Education Student Loan Corporation, Kentucky loan forgiveness program, New Hampshire Higher Education Loan Corporation, NextStudent, Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Authority, private student loans, state loan forgiveness programs, Stephanie Gay, student loan debt, student loan forgiveness, student loans, Ted Franzeim, The New York Times, Travis Gay

Colleges Receive $70 Million in Anonymous Donations
29 April 09 03:21 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

An anonymous donor is playing secret Santa with at least a dozen colleges and universities nationwide, but instead of giving $5 trinkets this Santa has left schools with $1 million to $10 million gifts, The New York Times reports ( “Anonymous Donor Gives Read More...

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House Dems Get Second Crack at Higher Education Appropriations Bill
25 February 09 04:23 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Just days after President Obama signed a $787 billion economic stimulus bill into law, House Democrats have reintroduced a $410 billion overdue appropriations measure that would finance dozens of federal agencies and programs, including many related to Read More...

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Note to Families: Financial Aid More Competitive, But Not Out of Reach
26 January 09 05:09 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

With more families applying for financial aid — applications are already up 10 percent above last year’s record — and lending for private student loans drying up, families’ ability to find available financial aid is becoming more difficult, reports the Read More...

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