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Proposed Bailout for Massachusetts Student Loan Authority Uncertain
15 August 08 06:42 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

A third attempt to generate liquidity for the Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority may be too little too late for some 40,000 Massachusetts college students. With proposals from both the state’s governor and treasurer fizzling out, the student loan agency is attempting to raise funds from large investors through a new public bond offering — a deal that wouldn’t be finalized until September. Read More...

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Governor Launches Website to Help Massachusetts Families Find Student Loans
07 August 08 04:32 AM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Massachusetts Gov. Deval Patrick has set up a financial assistance website to help the 40,000 families who were previously served by the Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority to find a new student loan provider for the 2008–09 academic year, following Read More...

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Massachusetts College Students Lose Funding Source for Student Loans
29 July 08 01:41 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

For the first time in its nearly 30-year history, The Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority won’t be offering student loans this fall to the 40,000 borrowers it serves, according to an article in The New York Times (“ Agency in Massachusetts Is Read More...

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Feeling the Pinch of Rising Food and Gas Prices, Students Flock to Food Banks
29 July 08 12:42 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

The rising cost of food and gas has become so taxing for some students that food banks in college towns are beginning to see an influx of students, according to an Associated Press article (“ Struggling College Students Turn to Food Banks ,” July 26, Read More...

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Community Colleges Eliminate Friday Classes to Help Students Cut Gas Costs
19 May 08 07:54 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Several two-year schools with large numbers of commuter students have reduced the length of their academic week from five days to four in an effort to reduce their students’ commute and help them save money on gas. Making class sessions longer, these Read More...

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As Food Prices Rise, Cost of Campus Meal Plans Going Up
09 May 08 06:05 PM | Student Loan Girl | 1 Comments   

College students may see a sharp spike in the cost of their on-campus meal plans this fall due to rising food prices. Several schools have already announced that they intend to increase their meal-plan prices next year, and it’s likely that many more schools will follow. Read More...

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