A Cause for Celebration
To celebrate Independence Day, Higher Ed Watch will be going on hiatus next week ... that have occurred in the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) program in recent years. Most of these changes ... substantial changes are to the federal student loan programs and the interest rates charged [more...]
Date: 2008-06-26 15:20:31
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What you need to know about repaying your student loans
For those of you whom graduated this past June, the grace period on your student loans is coming to an end ... loan (Perkins or Stafford), you are entitled to a discounted interest rate (usually .25 ... expenses. Here's a run-down on the options: >> Level Payment Plan: The total amount of your loan [more...]
Date: 2008-12-30 23:08:33
TARP II: The Wrath of TALF
In normal times the Federal Reserve responds to crises by using teeny, gold-plated hydraulic levers to raise and lower interest rates ... which it will lend up to $200 billion to support the issuance of debt backed by consumer and small-business debt -- such as credit-card loans, student debt, auto loans and loans backed by the Small [more...]
Date: 2008-11-26 15:35:02
Automaker Bailout? Sure. Bank Bailout? Let Us Get Back to You.
In America, everyone is equal. But some bailouts are apparently more equal than others ... industry at below-market prices. The $25 billion bailout loan to the automakers was signed ... interest rates, which intensifies the cash shortage. Still, every student of finance is familiar [more...]
Date: 2008-10-01 16:04:45
Passin’ the Buck
My morning ritual combines breakfast and channel surfing, to get a flavor of what we used to call the “mass media” considers newsworthy ... administrators of the federal student loan program. ASA has put forth a proposal for federal student loan reform ... is on the up and up, interest rates are high, repayment options are limited, and students face the [more...]
Date: 2009-01-13 14:15:10
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
Why do we take unnecessary risks?
Watching the news, 40% of Galveston residents chose not to evacuate in advance of a storm that was rated, on an intensity energy scale, ... on this student loan (because interest rates represent a blend of profit-making and risk-taking [more...]
Date: 2008-09-13 14:47:40
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