Need Money for College - Borrow Smartly

... or hit pay dirt. However, there are plenty of options for taking a loan to fund a college education. Some examples are Perkins loan, Subsidized and Unsubsidized Stafford loans, Federal Parent Plus Program [more...]

Date: 2008-07-10 04:10:00

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THE COMPLEXITY OF STUDENT AID

Ten million individuals annually seek student aid for college ... - primarily Pell Grants and Stafford Loans - undermine its efficacy, while doing little to improve the targeting of loans and grants to those who need them most, according to researchers Susan [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 13:08:54

Colleges Offer a Helping Hand to Struggling Students

It seems like every day brings unhappy news about the recession–but happily, today is not one of those days for college-bound students! ... 200,000 potential applicants, but also set up a video on their financial aid site about the Stafford loan. So as you prepare for upcoming college bills, don’t forget to do your homework! Call [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 18:34:48

Colleges Offer a Helping Hand to Struggling Students

It seems like every day brings unhappy news about the recession–but happily, today is not one of those days for college-bound students! ... 200,000 potential applicants, but also set up a video on their financial aid site about the Stafford loan. So as you prepare for upcoming college bills, don’t forget to do your homework! Call [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 18:35:08

Help a Reader: Funding College

Here's a question I recently received from a reader: Should I take a new Stafford Loan for school, or just put it on a credit card? CC rate is 5.9% Student Loan is 6.8% Each 6 month term will be around 3k. I'm looking at 4 terms to finish. The tax benefits of the Student Loan are interesting, but I'm not sure how great they will really [more...]

Date: 2008-08-26 19:46:10

Bad Credit Student Loans

by Dave Davidson For individuals who would like to get a college education, the cost of tuition can often make or break their decision ... need, you may be able to qualify for a Federal Stafford loan or Perkins loan. The Stafford loan issued ... loans. There is another kind of Stafford loan that is unsubsidized. This means that once the loan [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 21:13:19

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