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Good Reasons to Love Those Darn Student Loans - DailyFinance

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Good Reasons to Love Those Darn Student Loans DailyFinance By Molly McCluskey, The Motley Fool Posted 6:30AM 01/31/12 College Finance With student loan default rates rising due to persistently high unemployment rates, it's easy to vilify the seemingly endless monthly payments that follow graduation. Unemployed Graduates Fight Sallie Mae on Forbearance FeesNextGen Journal all 2 news articles »

Law School Student Debt Is Just Tip of the Iceberg - U.S. News & World Report (blog)

Law School Student Debt Is Just Tip of the Iceberg U.S. News & World Report (blog) It is the highly visible tip of a growing iceberg of student debt that threatens all of higher education. It's not a surprise to regular readers of the Student Loan Ranger that most law students borrow to finance their legal education (88.6 percent ... and more »

Not enough education on student loans, experts say - Shreveport Times

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Not enough education on student loans, experts say Shreveport Times That was in fall 2002, and she happily took out loans thinking she'd be able to pay them back once she graduated. Surely, she'd be able to get a job doing payroll somewhere, she thought. "Everything was fine," she said. "I applied for student loans. MD HIGHER ED: Congressman calls attention to streamlined student loan trackerDelmarva Now New student loan program comes in effectTaipei Times Student loan debt relief is availableSan Antonio Express ABC2 News -BET all 12 news articles »

Cost Looms Large for Obama's Student Loan Interest Rate Cut - New America Foundation (blog)

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Cost Looms Large for Obama's Student Loan Interest Rate Cut New America Foundation (blog) Last week President Obama called on Congress in his State of the Union address “to stop the interest rates on student loans from doubling in July.” That line surely left a lot of people (Washington's education policy circles not included) wondering ... Loans.org: SOTU Proposals Could Help Americans with Student LoansSacramento Bee Student loan interest rate set to go upThe Detroit News Long Island will benefit from Obama demand that colleges control rising tuitionExaminer.com Indian Country Today Media Network.com all 154 news articles »

Fitch Affirms Rhode Island Student Loan Authority 2008 Trust; Revises Outlook ... - MarketWatch (press release)

Fitch Affirms Rhode Island Student Loan Authority 2008 Trust; Revises Outlook ... MarketWatch (press release) Fitch's Global Structured Finance Rating Criteria and Private Student Loan Asset-Backed Securities (ABS) Criteria were used to review the transaction. The rating affirmation of the senior class A notes at 'AAAsf' and subordinate class I notes at 'Asf' ... and more »

Sallie Mae Unemployment Penalty Leads College Grads To Join Campaign In Protest - Huffington Post

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Sallie Mae Unemployment Penalty Leads College Grads To Join Campaign In Protest Huffington Post Over 50000 college grads across the country have joined a campaign on change.org urging student loan giant Sallie Mae to stop charging unemployed borrowers a $50 fee for forbearance on their loans, according to PRWeb. The campaign was launched by Stef ... Tuesday's Personal Finance StoriesMarketWatch Judge Certifies Class in Suit Against Sallie MaeCourthouse News Service Redefined Sallie Mae reboundsThe News Journal Credit Union Times all 9 news articles »

Fitch Updates US Private Student Loan ABS Criteria - MarketWatch (press release)

Fitch Updates US Private Student Loan ABS Criteria MarketWatch (press release) NEW YORK, Jan 31, 2012 (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Fitch Ratings has published an Asset-Backed sector specific criteria report titled 'US Private Student Loan ABS Criteria'. This report updates and replaces the criteria report with the same name published on ... and more »