DATA news (Free subscription) | 6 hours ago
Comparison shopping for a private student loan — unlike a mortgage or an auto loan — may hurt your credit score.
Dyslexia Tutor: News-Resources (Free subscription) | 8 hours ago
other topics: click a “category” or use search box This is Ron Lieber’s article in the NY Times: When college financial aid officers got into trouble last year for accepting gifts from lenders, the moral of the story was clear: You could easily overpay for your student loan by simply borrowing from a college’s recommended lender without [...]
Top News Cast - World (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
By Sandy Regal If you default on your student loan it can cause problems with your credit rating. Lenders look at your payment record and if you default on your student loan a poor credit rating is not all you can expect; loss of income tax refunds and possible wage attachments. If you follow a few simple guidelines you can easily avoid defaulting on your student loan. The first step to avoiding defaulted...
Top News Cast - World (Free subscription) | 12 hours ago
By Vesta Ricklefs When you get out of college and hopefully begin your new career, loan payments can be very stressful. When you first take out student loans, you are usually operating under the idea that the fantastic career you will have will easily provide for the monthly payments you will have to make. If only that was the way life worked. For most people, getting that job takes a while or even...
New York Times (Free subscription) | yesterday
Comparison shopping for a private student loan may damage your credit score.
Culture of Life News (Free subscription) | 20 hours ago
My visitors are gone and I can now finish the second financial story today. It seems that students seeking better loan deal are being punished by ruining their credit rating for making inquiries? Gads. And Australia is screaming in financial...
Norfolk Blogger (Free subscription) | yesterday
I have written before about the Student Loans Company and the completely useless way they marry up data about people and the length of time it takes. But this month they have provided further evidence that they are not fit for purpose. I knew from my tax records that I had paid up my student loan in full, so sent them my P60 so that they small amount they deduct each month would cease. I asked them...
Blueprint for Financial Prosperity (Free subscription) | 07/24/2008
My sister is a public school teacher in Boston. She’s participating in a program where her student loans will be paid off after some number of years teaching difficult students in schools in low-income neighborhoods. The arrangement works for my sister because she would be teaching anyway, though as a young female teacher the rowdy [...]
Boston Gal's Open Wallet (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
The Boston Globe story: A brutal test in student borrowing profiles one family caught up in the whole subprime housing mess - only they are not worried about their mortgage, they are just trying to... [Head on over to Boston Gal's Open Wallet to read the rest!]
Market Wire - Education and Training: Training (Free subscription) | 07/23/2008
BOSTON, MA (MARKET WIRE) With today's credit market making it more difficult for some Americans to fund their higher education and creating need among families for direction regarding available options, the Astrive Student Loans website (www.astrive.com) has been overhauled to become an information destination for students and families with questions or concerns about paying for college. Astrive Student...
Thinking made Easy (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
How to get out of your student loans?
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
More than 20,000 graduates were overcharged for student loan repayments last year.
Top News Cast - World (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
By William Blake Student loans are a common debt for new graduates. The financial pressure can be daunting, especially when just starting out. Debt consolidation may be the key to financial freedom. Qualifying for consolidation assistance will depend on a number of factors. The type of student loan you have is just one. Government and private loans are 2 of the most common student loans. Offered by...
The Independent (Free subscription) | 07/22/2008
More than 20,000 graduates were overcharged on their student loan repayments last year.
Financial Skeptic (Free subscription) | 07/21/2008
Student Loan Corporation (STU) which is 80% owned by Citigroup (C) announced worsening results. Compared to the same quarter last year they dropped earnings by 40%. The press release went to great lengths to point out that they were able to successfully securitize and therefore off load much of their originations. As any lender they are looking for ways to increase their spread. Read this quote: “This...
