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Proposed Legislation Would Prevent Student Loan Lenders from ‘Cherry-Picking’ Schools They Lend To
19 June 08 06:14 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

To ensure all students have access to student loans regardless of what type of school they attend, two Democratic senators introduced legislation Tuesday that would prohibit banks and other lenders from “picking and choosing” which institutions of higher Read More...

Filed under: Christopher Dodd, Citibank, college loans, Community Colleges, default rates, Edward Kennedy, Federal Family Education Loan Program, FFELP, FFELP lenders, financial aid, higher education, Jonathan D. Glater, JPMorgan Chase, Low-Income Students, NextStudent, Patty Murray, PNC, selective lending, Senate Committee on Health Education Labor and Pensions, student loan crisis, student loans, SunTrust, The New York Times, two-year schools, U.S. Department of Education, universal college loans

With Government’s Help, Lenders Returning to Federal Student Loan Market
05 June 08 02:08 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

A number of lenders who abandoned the federal student loan market in recent months may be returning, in light of a new law designed to keep struggling lenders afloat, according to a Dow Jones Newswires article. Many of the 102 companies that scaled back Read More...

Filed under: Brett Lief, Citibank, college loans, Community Colleges, Dow Jones Newswires, Ensuring Continued Access to Student Loans Act, Federal Family Education Loan Program, federal student loans, FFELP, HR 5715, JPMorgan Chase, Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority, National Council of Higher Education Loan Programs, NCHELP, Nelnet, NextStudent, Northstar Education Finance Inc., PNC, Sallie Mae, student loan lenders, student loan market, student loans, SunTrust, Two-Year Colleges