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The Plot Thickens for the Future of Student Lending
13 April 09 05:00 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

It’s “all hands on deck” for federal student loan lenders, who have made it abundantly clear that they’re not going to roll over and accept the terms of the Obama administration’s proposal to axe their Federal Family Education Loan Program in favor of the Education Department’s Direct Loan Program without a fight. Read More...

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Federal Student Loan Lenders Fight for Survival
30 March 09 04:52 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

In what is being viewed as a direct hit to private third-party lenders in the Federal Family Education Loan Program who are fighting to keep the program alive, the U.S. Department of Education’s preliminary data paints the FFEL program as a costly and 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...

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Survey Shows New England Families Can Still Access Federal Student Loans, Despite Loss of Lenders
11 September 08 03:29 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

According to a regional survey of financial aid officers from 214 New England colleges and universities, students and parents have had few problems accessing federal student loans this year, but financial aid administrators have lingering doubts about Read More...

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State Approves $50-Million Bridge Loan, Kentucky Students Will Finally See Their Student Loans
04 September 08 05:26 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Students attending colleges and universities in Kentucky, many of whom have already begun their fall semester, will soon receive their federal student loans now that the state has finalized its $50 million bridge-loan deal with the state’s nonprofit student Read More...

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Concerns About Access to Student Loans Persist, Study Finds
24 July 08 11:42 AM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Some financial aid administrators have lingering concerns that students may not be able to get the student loans they need to pay for college this year despite recently passed federal legislation designed to improve students’ access to those loans, according Read More...

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Penn State’s Switch to Direct Loan Program Underway, So Far So Good
11 July 08 04:43 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Pennsylvania State University said its transition over to the federal Direct Loan Program is going “smoothly.” Already about 3,000 borrowers have taken out $5 million in student loans under the new program this summer, according to an article in The Daily Read More...

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Proposed Legislation Would Prevent Student Loan Lenders from ‘Cherry-Picking’ Schools They Lend To
19 June 08 06:14 PM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

To ensure all students have access to student loans regardless of what type of school they attend, two Democratic senators introduced legislation Tuesday that would prohibit banks and other lenders from “picking and choosing” which institutions of higher Read More...

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Back from Surgery, Kennedy Calls On Community Colleges to Switch to Direct Lending
17 June 08 11:11 AM | Student Loan Girl | 0 Comments   

Sen. Edward Kennedy , D-Mass., sent a letter Monday to the American Association of Community Colleges , urging its members to enroll in the government’s Direct Loan Program in order to ensure community college students have access to student loans for Read More...

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