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Wyoming’s Largest Student Lender to Stop Making Student Loans
02 November 09 08:02 AM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

The largest student loan lender in Wyoming, the nonprofit Wyoming Student Loan Corp., also known as WyoLoan, has announced that it will no longer be issuing any new parent or student loans beginning April 1, 2010. Read More...

Filed under: college loans, Federal Direct Loan Program, Federal Family Education Loan Program, federal student aid, federal student loans, FFELP, financial aid, H.R. 3221, NextStudent, Phil Van Horn, private student loans, SAFRA, Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act, Student Loan Legislation, student loans, WyoLoan, Wyoming Student Loan Corporation

‘Gap Loans’ at For-Profit Colleges Escape Proposed Legislation
27 October 09 12:47 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

While acting last Thursday to approve the creation of a Consumer Financial Protection Agency, which will expand federal oversight of private student loans, a Congressional panel at the same time voted to reject a proposal that would have included school-sponsored “gap loans” under the authority of the new CFPA. Read More...

Filed under: Barney Frank, Career Education Corporation, college loans, Consumer Financial Protection Agency, Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act, Corinthian Colleges, Deanne Loonin, Education Sector, federal student loans, FinAid, FinAid.org, financial aid, for-profit colleges, gap financing, gap funding, gap loans, H.R. 3126, H.R. 4137, Higher Education Act, Higher Education Act Reauthorization, Higher Education Opportunity Act, Institute for College Access and Success, ITT Tech, Jeff Silber, Justin Pope, Lauren Asher, Mark Kantrowitz, Maxine Waters, National Consumer Law Center, NextStudent, private student loans, proprietary colleges, student loan defaults, student loan lawsuits, Student Loan Legislation, student loans, TICAS, TILA, Truth in Lending Act, Westwood Colleges

Student Loan Lending Still Going Strong
12 January 09 04:34 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Despite being hampered last year by a lack of investors and a lack of access to credit, federal student loan lenders are surviving the economic crisis — making the student loan market one of the few lending industries still able to thrive this year, The Read More...

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Sen. Schumer Calls for Government to Protect Student Loans Amid Passage of $700 Billion Bailout Bill
14 October 08 01:17 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Concerned that students who are eligible to go to college won’t be able to pay for their education costs in light of the current credit crisis and a steadily worsening economy, Sen. Charles Schumer is urging the federal government to make sure student Read More...

Filed under: American Council on Education, Ben Bernanke, Charles Schumer, college loan, Congress, Deepti Hajela, Direct Loan Program, Federal Family Education Loan Program, Federal Reserve, Federal Reserve chairman, financial aid, Hank Paulson, NextStudent, paying for college, private credit, student loan, Student Loan Legislation, tuition

House Approves the College Student Relief Act of 2007
19 January 07 04:52 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

I’m interrupting the regularly scheduled Thursday blog on “Student Loan Advice” to report on some breaking news. According to a Special Briefing release by the National Council of Higher Education Loan Programs, Inc.’s “NCHelp,” yesterday, Wednesday Jan. Read More...

Filed under: College Funding, Consolidation, financial aid, Higher Education Legislation, Next Student, NextStudent, student loan consolidation, Student Loan Legislation, student loans, Student Relief Act

College Student Relief Act of 2007
17 January 07 06:11 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

So, the time has finally come, it is Wednesday Jan. 17, 2007, and congress is set to start debate on the “College Student Relief Act of 2007.” Yesterday, Tuesday, Jan. 16, The National Council of Higher Education Loan Programs, Inc.’s “NCHelp” published Read More...

Filed under: College Funding, College Loan Legislation, College Student Relief Act, Consolidation, financial aid, Next Student, NextStudent, student loan consolidation, Student Loan Legislation, Student Loan Relief Act, student loans

Student-Aid Experts Criticize Plan to Reduce Federal Student Loan Interest Rates
09 January 07 04:25 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Yesterday I wrote about how the newly elected 110 th Congress, which is now primarily controlled by the Democrats, is planning to introduce new student loan legislation as part of the College Student Relief Act of 2007. This new legislation would reduce Read More...

Filed under: College Funding, Consolidation, financial aid, Next Student, NextStudent, student loan consolidation, Student Loan Legislation, Student Loan Rate Reduction, Student Loan Rates, student loans

Proposal to Halve Interest Rates on Subsidized Student Loans
09 January 07 04:20 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

So, the New Year has begun and the democrats are now in the house and everyone is waiting to see if they will make-good on the promises they made to gain control up on Capitol Hill. Of course, I’m watching to see what they’re going to do with student Read More...

Filed under: College Funding, Consolidation, Federal Student Loan Rates, financial aid, Next Student, NextStudent, student loan consolidation, Student Loan Legislation, student loans