Posts Tagged with "Federal Loans"

Senate deadlocks on student loans

Friday, June 7, 2013

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THE WASHINGTON POST.  JUNE 6, 2013.  The Senate deadlocked Thursday over federal student loan interest rates, with no consensus in sight on how to prevent rates on certain loans from doubling for about 7 million borrowers on July 1. Amid a …Continue reading »

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McConnell: ObamaCare to blame for higher student loan rates

Friday, June 7, 2013

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THE HILL. JUNE 4, 2013.  Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said Tuesday ObamaCare is a driving reason for higher student loan rates. “Rates are going up, and the tuition is going up so [students] have to pay back more …Continue reading »

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5 Things to Consider When Taking Out Student Loans

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

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Federal student loans can be a great way to help pay for college or career school.  W

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Calls Mount for Changing How Interest Rates Are Set on Federal Student Loans

Friday, April 12, 2013

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THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION.  APRIL 9, 2013. President Obama’s budget for the 2014 fiscal year, due out on Wednesday, is expected to propose moving to market-based interest rates on federal student loans. Under current law, student-loan interest rates are …Continue reading »

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Calls Mount for Changing How Interest Rates Are Set on Federal Student Loans

Friday, April 12, 2013

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THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION.  APRIL 9, 2013. President Obama’s budget for the 2014 fiscal year, due out on Wednesday, is expected to propose moving to market-based interest rates on federal student loans. Under current law, student-loan interest rates are …Continue reading »

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Looking Over Servicers’ Shoulders

Monday, March 18, 2013

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INSIDE HIGHER ED.  MARCH 15, 2013.  In the latest step in its attempts to regulate the student loan market, a federal consumer protection agency is proposing that it will start enforcing laws and regulations governing loan servicers for both federal …Continue reading »

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Looking Over Servicers’ Shoulders

Monday, March 18, 2013

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INSIDE HIGHER ED.  MARCH 15, 2013.  In the latest step in its attempts to regulate the student loan market, a federal consumer protection agency is proposing that it will start enforcing laws and regulations governing loan servicers for both federal …Continue reading »

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Consumer-Protection Agency Seeks Oversight of Nonbank Student-Loan Servicers

Thursday, March 14, 2013

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THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION.  MARCH 14, 2013. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau proposed a rule on Thursday that would allow the federal agency to supervise large nonbank student-loan servicers to ensure their compliance with federal consumer financial laws. If the rule …Continue reading »

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Thinking About Debt Relief

Friday, February 22, 2013

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INSIDE HIGHER ED.  FEBRUARY 22, 2013.  In the next move for a federal agency ratcheting up its oversight of student loans, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is asking borrowers, lenders and others for feedback on what can be done to …Continue reading »

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More students delay repaying loans

Tuesday, February 5, 2013

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THE WALL STREET JOURNAL.  JANUARY 30, 2013.  When their student loans come due, many borrowers have no choice but to postpone the inevitable. As of March, 51% of student loans were in deferment or forbearance — periods when, owing to …Continue reading »

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