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Penn State’s Switch to Direct Loan Program Underway, So Far So Good
11 July 08 04:43 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Pennsylvania State University said its transition over to the federal Direct Loan Program is going “smoothly.” Already about 3,000 borrowers have taken out $5 million in student loans under the new program this summer, according to an article in The Daily Read More...

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Back from Surgery, Kennedy Calls On Community Colleges to Switch to Direct Lending
17 June 08 11:11 AM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Sen. Edward Kennedy , D-Mass., sent a letter Monday to the American Association of Community Colleges , urging its members to enroll in the government’s Direct Loan Program in order to ensure community college students have access to student loans for Read More...

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