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2010 College Enrollment Numbers May Not Be So Bad, Survey Reveals
02 April 09 02:51 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Although school administrators across the nation are reporting an increase in applications, they’re worried about just how many college students will actually enroll in their institutions this fall as families continue to tighten their budgets amid this recession. Read More...

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Aid Administrators to Lawmakers: “Don’t Kill Guaranteed Student Loans”
24 March 09 05:02 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Just as Congress is about to vote on President Obama’s plan to end the government’s Federal Family Education Loan Program, through which families get their student loans from private third-party lenders, a lender advocacy group is urging lawmakers to consider an alternative to the president’s proposal. Read More...

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Colleges and Students Could Benefit From Pending Federal Bailout
21 January 09 04:37 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

It seems that everyone is getting a piece of the government’s “bailout pie,” including banks, automakers, and perhaps even the nation’s colleges and universities, although exactly how much schools will get and when they will get it has not yet been established, Read More...

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Two-Year Schools Waiving Tuition For Laid-Off Workers
09 December 08 04:17 PM | Student Loan Girl | 1 Comments   

Typically, when the economy is down, enrollment is up at the nation’s community colleges. However, in the current economy, in which the unemployment rate is at a record high, Americans who find themselves recently unemployed can’t afford to further their Read More...

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Wachovia Suspends Its Undergraduate Private Student Loan Program
06 August 08 05:41 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

After posting an $8.9 billion second-quarter loss in July, Wachovia Corp. announced on Tuesday that, effective August 5, it would stop accepting applications for undergraduate private student loans. Read More...

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Pending 21st Century GI Bill: New Benefits for a New Era
26 June 08 03:39 PM | Student Loan Girl | 1 Comments   

Many educators are excited about the potential impact of the proposed GI Bill, legislation that has gotten the nod by President Bush in its current form, according to an article in Inside Higher Ed (“ Gauging the New GI Bill ,” June 20, 2008). “I think Read More...

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Survey Indicates Significant Number of Colleges May Switch to Direct Lending Program
08 May 08 04:36 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

In the last few months, the number of lenders who have exited or suspended participation in the guaranteed Family Federal Education Loan Program has ballooned to 66 organizations, according to FinAid.org , leaving many schools wondering if their students Read More...

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