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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

SEC Investigates University of Phoenix Owner, Apollo Group
29 October 09 12:03 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Apollo Group Inc., the parent company of the University of Phoenix, the largest for-profit college in the country, announced on Tuesday that the Securities and Exchange Commission has launched an “informal inquiry” into the company’s revenue accounting practices for the second time this year. Read More...

Filed under: Apollo Group, Brian Swartz, Chas Edelstein, Citron Research, college loans, David Seide, financial aid, for-profit colleges, GAO, Government Accountability Office, NextStudent, private student loans, proprietary colleges, Robert Wetenhall, Sally Stroup, SEC, Securities and Exchange Commission, Signal Hill Capital Group, student loan debt, student loan defaults, student loan lawsuits, student loans, Trace Urdan, University of Phoenix

‘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

House Panel Moves to Regulate Private Student Loans
26 October 09 01:23 PM | Student Loan Girl | 2 Comments   

Despite strong Republican opposition and forceful lobbying from banks and business groups, the House Financial Services Committee voted on Thursday to approve the creation of a new federal Consumer Financial Protection Agency, laying the groundwork for expanded federal oversight of private student loans. Read More...

Filed under: Andrew Cuomo, Barney Frank, CFPA, college loans, Consumer Financial Protection Agency, Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act, federal student loans, H.R. 3126, Institute for College Access and Success, Lauren Asher, NextStudent, private student loans, Spencer Bachus, Student Loan Legislation, student loans, TICAS

Anticipating a Falloff in Student Loan Defaults
22 October 09 12:47 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

After hitting a new high of $443 million in charge-offs on its student loans this past quarter, major student lender Sallie Mae anticipates a slowdown in these student loan defaults, the company announced during its third-quarter earnings call yesterday. Read More...

Filed under: Albert Lord, college loans, Jack Remondi, NextStudent, private student loans, Sallie Mae, student loan credit crisis, student loan defaults, student loans, subprime mortgage crisis, subprime mortgage crisis fallout

Cost of College Continues to Climb, Even in a Recession
21 October 09 01:14 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Even as the recession has depressed consumer prices and the cost of living has fallen over the last year, college tuition rose in 2009, with the largest percentage increases coming at community colleges and public four-year schools — the mounting expense of an education revealed in the College Board’s latest reports on financial aid and the cost of college, released yesterday. Read More...

Filed under: College Board, college loans, federal student loans, financial aid, higher education, National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education, NextStudent, Patrick Callan, private student loans, Sandy Baum, student loans, Trends in College Pricing, Trends in Student Aid

Overhaul of Student Loan System in the Works
22 June 09 08:30 AM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

A bill to overhaul the student loan industry may reach Congress as early as next week; education-committee chairs are working behind the scenes on a piece of legislation that would eliminate the third-party student loan system called the Federal Family Read More...

Filed under: Congressional Budget Office, Consumer Price Index, fate of student loan industry, Federal Family Education Loan Program, Federal Pell Grant Program, federal student loan lenders, Federal Student Loan Program, federal student loans, FFEL program, FFELP, FFEP lenders, NextStudent, Obama student loan plan, Pell Grants, private student loans, Sallie Mae, student loan industry, student loan laws, Student Loan Legislation, student loan overhaul, student loan regulation, student loans, The Chronicle of Higher Education, third party student loan lenders

FAFSA Discourages Students From Applying for Federal Loans
10 June 09 02:10 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

A large proportion of students who only take out non-federal private student loans to finance their education aren’t applying for federal financial aid at all, and it’s the application itself that may be culprit, a new study suggests (“ Nightmare Application Read More...

Filed under: college, college loans, Education Department, FAFSA, federal financial aid, federal student loans, FinAid, financial aid application process, Forbes, free application for student aid, Internal Revenue Service, Mark Kantrowitz, NextStudent, President Obama, private student loans, Student Aid, student loan industry, student loans, U.S. Department of Education

Students Left Holding the Bag as Loan Forgiveness Programs Vanish
03 June 09 03:30 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

College graduates who were lured into high-need fields, including teaching, nursing, and public service, by programs that would forgive a portion or all of their student loans are receiving this sobering news: The cavalry isn’t coming after all. These Read More...

Filed under: college, college financing, College Funding, college loans, education student loans, government loan forgiveness, Kentucky Higher Education Student Loan Corporation, Kentucky loan forgiveness program, New Hampshire Higher Education Loan Corporation, NextStudent, Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Authority, private student loans, state loan forgiveness programs, Stephanie Gay, student loan debt, student loan forgiveness, student loans, Ted Franzeim, The New York Times, Travis Gay

Private Student Loans: Proceed With Caution
04 May 09 02:07 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Although the government has taken steps to bolster the federal student loan program by expanding Pell Grant awards and raising the maximum award amount of federal Stafford student loans, federal financial aid will still not be enough for many families Read More...

Filed under: 529 savings accounts, college, college loans, college savings plans, federal financial aid, federal stafford student loans, federal student loan lenders, Federal Student Loan Program, federal student loans, fixed rate private loans, home equity loans, JPMorgan Chase, NexStudent, pell grant awards, Pell Grants, PNC Financial, prime rate index, private student loan interset rates, private student loan lenders, private student loan terms, private student loans, private tudent loan rates, Student Lending Analytics, student loan borrower benefits, student loans, SunTrust Bank, The New York Times, Tim Ranzetta, variable rate private loans

Students Increasingly Choosing Private Student Loans
22 April 09 03:39 PM | Student Loan Girl | 1 Comments   

According to analysis of Department of Education data released last week, the number of college students taking out private student loans over the last five years has risen sharply. Analysis by student advocacy group The Project on Student Debt revealed Read More...

Filed under: college loans, Department of Education, FAFSA, federal financial aid, federal student loans, Free Application for Federal Student Aid, higher education, Institute for College Access and Success, Laura Asher, NextStudent, private loans at for-profit colleges and universities, private student loans, Project on Student Debt, student advocacy groups

Students Reach Record-High Levels of Credit Card Debt
15 April 09 04:00 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

College students are piling up alarming amounts of credit card debt, according to a recent survey by student loan company Sallie Mae, which suggests that not only are more students relying on credit cards to pay for their rising college costs, but that Read More...

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Despite Down Economy, College Student Aid Still Thriving
23 March 09 05:18 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

In economic downturns, colleges and universities become flooded with students of all ages looking to better prepare themselves for an increasingly competitive job market. But these schools haven’t been immune to the effects of today’s recession. Fortunately, for every recent economic downturn in higher education there’s also been a tangible upside. Read More...

Filed under: Associated Press, college, college aid, college endowments, college loans, Direct Loan Program, economic recession, Education Department, Federal Family Education Loan Program, federal stimulus money, federal student aid, federal student loan programs, federal student loans, FFELP, FFELP lenders, institutional aid, Kent State University, Manchester College, merit scholarships, merit aid, National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities, NextStudent, pell grant awards, pell grant increases, Pell Grants, private student loans, public colleges budget crisis, Stafford student loans, state aid, state budget cuts, Student Aid, student loan market, student loan securities, student loans, tuition applications, tuition assistance, tuition costs, tuition hikes, tuition increases, tuition waivers, U.S. Department of Education

Citing the Economy, Students Transfer from Private to Public Schools
09 March 09 03:29 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Public colleges and universities are experiencing a greater influx of transfer applications from private school students as the flagging economy heightens students’ concerns about their ability to pay for college, Bloomberg reports (“Rutgers Sees 50% Read More...

Filed under: admissions officers, American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers, Barbara Pletcher, Barmak Nassirian, Bloomberg, college, college applications, College Board, college costs, college loans, college transfer applications, economic recession, federal student loans, Flordia Atlantic University, Florida public colleges, Indiana public colleges, Jason Langdon, Montclair State University, New Jersey colleges, NextStudent, paying for college, private colleges, private student loans, public colleges, Rutgers University, student loans, Texas public colleges, tuition bills, tuition costs

Student Loan Company's High Flying Days Are Over
04 March 09 02:21 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

EduCap, a non-profit student loan company the Internal Revenue Service and key U.S. senators are investigating for allegedly abusing its tax-exempt status, overcharging students, and providing lavish perks to its CEO, is under fire again as details of Read More...

Filed under: Catherine Reynolds, CBS News, college loans, EduCap investigation, Leon Panetta, NextStudent, nonprofit lenders, private student loan companies, private student loan lenders, private student loans, Richard Daley, student loans, Ted Stevens, Tom Daschle, William Sessions