Posts Tagged with "Federal Student Loans"

House approves Republican student loan bill

Thursday, May 23, 2013

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THE WASHINGTON POST.  MAY 23, 2013.  The House approved a Republican proposal Thursday to allow interest rates on federal student loans to rise or fall from year to year with the government’s cost of borrowing, ending a system in which …Continue reading »

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Obama Pledges Veto for House GOP Bill on Student-Loan Interest Rates

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

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THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION.  MAY 22, 2013.  President Obama promised on Wednesday to veto legislation, currently pending in the Republican-controlled House of Representatives, that would prevent interest rates from doubling on some federal student loans by switching to a …Continue reading »

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Concerns on Loan Denials

Wednesday, May 22, 2013

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INSIDE HIGHER ED.  MAY 22, 2013.  Since the Education Department changed its underwriting standards for loans to students’ parents in 2011, 400,000 parents have been denied the loans. The denials have fallen disproportionately on historically black colleges and universities, whose leaders pleaded …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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Proposed Student-Loan Reforms Set Activists and Lawmakers at Odds

Friday, April 12, 2013

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THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION.  APRIL 12, 2013.  With interest rates on federal student loans set to double this summer, student-advocacy groups have intensified their calls for Congress to find a way to avoid the increase, and lawmakers are scrambling to pass …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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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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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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With New ‘Scorecard,’ Obama Seeks to Give Students a Tool for Comparing Colleges

Sunday, February 17, 2013

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THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION.  FEBRUARY 13, 2013.  In his State of the Union address on Tuesday, President Obama said his administration’s release on Wednesday of a “College Scorecard” would enable students and families to find institutions that would give them “the …Continue reading »

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Bill Introduced for IRS to Collect Student Loan Payments

Wednesday, December 19, 2012

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Inside Higher Ed – December 19, 2012 Representative Tom Petri, a Wisconsin Republican, introduced a bill in Congress on Monday that would restructure federal student loans, making all repayment income-based and withholding payments directly from borrower’s paychecks through the Internal Revenue Service. The …Continue reading »

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