Feb
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Hitting the Books on Loans
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Education Loans – The homework begins for today’s college students long before they set foot in a university lecture hall. The late nights start with poring over an increasing array of student- loan options. “A big part of getting to college and staying in college is figuring out who offers the best interest rate, who offers the best loan-repayment program, who has the best customer service when you ask them questions,” says Joshua Chaisson, a senior at the University of Southern Maine who estimates that he will graduate with $14,000 in loan debt. Read more
Feb
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Education Loans – Students are relying more and more on private lenders to fund their college educations. Last year, private college loans totaled $17.3 billion and accounted for one out of every five dollars borrowed for college, according to the College Board. A decade ago, private lenders provided only 4 percent of college loan money.
Soaring college costs are driving the trend.
When Sharlyne Woodbury was accepted to Northeastern University, she scrambled to scrape together cash for tuition and fees. Government loans helped, but because they have borrowing caps, her financial aid adviser recommended supplementing federal aid with private loans. Read more
Feb
1
Money for Grad Students
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Education Finance – When the U.S. House of Representatives recently voted to halve interest rates on some student loans, it left out an entire class of borrowers: graduate students.
Twentysomethings considering going to grad school should also know that there is less federal grant money available than for undergraduates.
Still, there are various types of financial assistance available: Read more
Feb
1
Winning the Financial Aid Game
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Education Finance – Don’t rule out the college of your freshman’s dreams because you think it’s too expensive.
Experts say marketing a four-year college education resembles marketing airline tickets: Schools charge full price to those students who can afford to pay, then offer discounted “fares” to everyone else to fill their classrooms. Read more
Feb
1
Interest-Free Student Loans
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Loans Education - These charities make no-interest loans to students. Many religious and ethnic organizations also offer no- or low-interest education loans.
Central Scholarship Bureau
Makes about 120 loans annually of up to $15,000 over four years to meritorious students from central Maryland whose families have adjusted gross incomes of less than $75,000. Rolling deadlines Read more