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Federal Government Reports More Students Receiving Financial Aid 22 Aug 2013 | 12:28 am
The U.S. Department of Education’s National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) released new data showing that more than seventy percent of undergraduates received some type of student aid (includi...
On vs. Off-Campus Housing 14 Aug 2013 | 09:27 pm
With the fall semester of college starting up in a few weeks, college students are working towards finalizing their housing situation for the upcoming year. Unfortunately, you're running out of time t...
Student Loan Servicer Transfer 7 Aug 2013 | 10:44 pm
Last week, the United States Department of Education released a newsletter informing students and their schools that federal student loans handled by four nonprofit servicers would soon be transferred...
The Usual Mistrust or a Preview of More Bipartisanship? 2 Aug 2013 | 08:03 pm
With bipartisan support, on July 31, 2013, the House of Representatives passed H.R. 1911, the Smarter Solutions for Students Act (also known as the Bipartisan Student Loan Certainty Act, as amended by...
Doubling Interest Rates: The Devil is in the Details 25 Jul 2013 | 10:55 pm
This is still an interest rate increase masquerading as a decrease. Interest rates are at historically low levels and have nowhere to go but up. We can expect interest rates to start increasing by abo...
5 Ways to Cover College Costs 24 Jul 2013 | 07:53 pm
Whether you’re a soon-to-be freshman or second semester senior, it is never easy to figure out how to cover the costs of college. With tuition and hidden fees averaging out to about $40,000 per year, ...
College Costs Out of Control 19 Jul 2013 | 11:09 pm
Despite the concerns arising over the recent increase in the federal student loan interest rate, the real problem at hand is the rising cost of college, and decline in government grants
Pros and Cons of Private Student Loan Consolidation 12 Jul 2013 | 11:08 pm
Congratulations on finally finishing college. While it's great to be working and living on your own, you now get to pay your own bills (and yes, now you finally understand why your parents always yell...
Will Student Loan Interest Rates Double on July 1? 27 Jun 2013 | 12:36 am
If Congress does not act, interest rates on new subsidized Stafford loans will double from 3.4% to 6.8% on July 1, 2013. Previously originated subsidized Stafford loans and all other education loans w...
5 Solutions to the Subsidized Student Loan Debate 14 Jun 2013 | 11:50 pm
Over the past month, you may have heard about the impending subsidized student loan interest rate increase, as politicians frantically work to come to a consensus before July 1. Right now, subsidized ...
