Posts Tagged with "Student Loans"

Reforming student loans is off to a good start

Tuesday, May 21, 2013

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THE WASHINGTON POST.  MAY 20, 2013.  CONGRESS HAS ONLY begun working on student loans this year, and already it’s going better than last year’s debacle. Election-year politics drove Congress and the White House to endorse a bumper-sticker policy — keep …Continue reading »

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Battle starts to mount on student loans

Tuesday, April 23, 2013

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THE HILL.  APRIL 22, 2013.  Congress is headed for another showdown on student loans. With just over nine weeks to go before rates hike, Congress seems nowhere close to finding a solution to stop student loan rates doubling from 3.4 …Continue reading »

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Obama’s Proposed Student Loan Debt Remedy Carries a Hidden Trap

Thursday, April 18, 2013

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DAILY FINANCE.  APRIL 16, 2013.  America’s student loan debt problem is nothing new: For years, the media has been offering up a flood of stories about people facing decades of debt repaymentand crushing interest rates. But with tuitions still rising and employment options for college …Continue reading »

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Student Loan Rate Set to Rise, Despite Lack of Support

Friday, April 12, 2013

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THE NEW YORK TIMES.  APRIL 8, 2013. The interest rate on many student loans is scheduled to double on July 1, to 6.8 percent from 3.4 percent — just as it was last year, when in the midst of an election campaign, …Continue reading »

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Student Loan Rate Set to Rise, Despite Lack of Support

Friday, April 12, 2013

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THE NEW YORK TIMES.  APRIL 8, 2013. The interest rate on many student loans is scheduled to double on July 1, to 6.8 percent from 3.4 percent — just as it was last year, when in the midst of an election campaign, …Continue reading »

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CONGRESSIONAL INACTION COULD COST COLLEGE STUDENTS

Monday, April 1, 2013

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ASSOCIATED PRESS.  MARCH 29, 2013. Congressional inaction could end up costing college students an extra $5,000 on their new loans. The rate for subsidized Stafford loans is set to increase from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent on July 1, just …Continue reading »

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Judge Refuses to Restore Vacated Provisions of ‘Gainful Employment’ Rule

Friday, March 22, 2013

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THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION.  MARCH 20, 2013.  A federal judge has ruled against the U.S. Department of Education on a motion asking the judge to modify part of a decision, issued last summer, that vacated key provisions of the …Continue reading »

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Sallie Mae Outlines Four Tax Breaks for College Expenses

Friday, March 8, 2013

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ENHANCED ONLINE NEWS.  MARCH 7, 2013.  It’s tax season. Students and families who paid college expenses or interest on student loans in 2012 may be eligible for a tax break. Sallie Mae, the nation’s no. 1 financial services company specializing …Continue reading »

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Sallie Mae Outlines Four Tax Breaks for College Expenses

Friday, March 8, 2013

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ENHANCED ONLINE NEWS.  MARCH 7, 2013.  It’s tax season. Students and families who paid college expenses or interest on student loans in 2012 may be eligible for a tax break. Sallie Mae, the nation’s no. 1 financial services company specializing …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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