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Goal Financial Reaches Agreement With New York Attorney General
06 November 08 03:53 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Alexandria, Virginia-based Goal Financial is the most recent student loan company to reach a settlement with the New York Attorney General’s office , whose investigation into the student loan industry revealed that several lenders used deceptive marketing Read More...

Filed under: Alex Detrick, Andrew Cuomo, college, college financial aid, college loans, deceptive marketing, federal student loans, financial aid, Goal Financial, iPod, Jonathan Glater, marketing code of conduct, New York Attorney General, NextStudent, paying for college, private student loans, student loan marketing practices, student loans, The New York Times, tuition

Malls and Retail Stores a No-Go for Depressed Shoppers
16 February 08 06:33 AM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Signs of depression: Loss of appetite Loss of interest in daily activities Loss of energy Hopelessness Self-loathing Recommendations for treatment: Don’t go shopping. Primed for Sadness, People Spend More A recent research experiment shows that people Read More...

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Amazon and SpiralFrog Looking to Cut Into iTunes' Market Share
05 October 07 02:03 AM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Spurred by the monolithic popularity of iTunes and the decline of CD sales, veteran online retailers like Amazon.com , start-ups like SpiralFrog and other companies are clamoring to get into the fray of digital music on demand. With so much competition, Read More...

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