10 of the Millennium’s Best College Business Scandals

Having a higher education usually means making a higher income, but these ten deal snatchers have made an art form of pilfering available resources ... list. About 90% of students look no further when seeking a federally guaranteed student loan ... returned millions to the schools based on loan volume the schools referred. Six schools have agreed [more...]

Date: 2008-09-04 19:30:49

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Financial Forecast for 2009, Considering Resource Limitations

In this post, I consider some major issues contributing to our current financial problems, before making a financial forecast for 2009. These are 1 ... from the bottom: Layer 1. Household Debt (Mortgages, auto loans, credit card debt, student loans ... debt-based financial system operating. 3. Where we are now, and the role reduced resources [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 15:10:32

Should Christians Use Credit Cards?

This post was written by Linda Bustos is an editor for Creditor Web, where you can learn about debt forum. The Bible gives wise advice that we should not go into debt. There aremany reasons for this – ... there can be understandablereasons to go into debt – a mortgage, a student loan, a car loan – thedebt in itself [more...]

Date: 2008-07-03 12:07:00

Paulson's New Program: Giving People Money They Can't Afford To Spend

The news is as old as the Magna Carta. The consumer is broke. He does not have a dime. He is out of work. He is defaulting on his home equity loan, and the bank has reposed his credit card. It may ... of auto loans, student loans and credit cards." The head of the Treasury is concerned that people [more...]

Date: 2008-11-25 10:50:07

Student Loan Companies Agree to "Code of Conduct"

2008_09_stlean.jpg Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has made misleading practices in the student loan industry one of his major issues (see the AG's info on student lending), and yesterday he announced seven companies will follow a "code of conduct for their marketing". Campus Door, EduGap, GMAC Bank, Graduate Loan Associates, Nelnet [more...]

Date: 2008-09-10 14:00:11

Bush: Bailout benefits Main, Wall Streets

by Mark Silva He has gone on national television, ... to a credit freeze at every level, the administration warns: Home loans, car loans, student loans [more...]

Date: 2008-09-27 15:09:06

Student Debt Consolidation Loan

by Mary Bush Large numbers of college students make that common mistake each year of signing up for as many credit cards as possible ... . About the Author: Debt Consolidation Articles Advise For Rebuilding Your Credit with a Prepaid Debit Card ... application. Of course, once the credit cards start to arrive, they’ll be using them to finance [more...]

Date: 2008-12-30 21:05:55

The Downside of a J.D.

National Law Journal:  Discovering a Law Degree's Downside:  Sending the Wrong Signal in Bad Times? ... some of the nearly $85,000 in student loan debt, Allam began to think she'd made a mistake by going the law ... in landing a job in another field may well be overblown. With student loan debt at an all-time high [more...]

Date: 2008-11-21 15:09:30

T3leads - Highest Paying Pay-Per-Lead Affiliate Program?

Sponsors of The Month Make Money with Motive Interactive. What's Your Motive? ... . It covers niches related to the areas of payday loans, auto insurance, mortgage loans, student loans [more...]

Date: 2008-12-05 12:00:39

Student Loan Debt Crushing Graduates

I support higher education, but after seeing a lot of college graduates working at Starbucks, ... s $85-billion student loan market. She borrowed heavily, presuming that all her debt was part ... in photography from Brooks Institute in Santa Barbara. She also picked up $140,000 in student debt [more...]

Date: 2008-12-29 12:00:18

Back Room Deal on Student Loan Subsidies?

Last month Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings wrote to Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-MA) ... in the guaranteed student loan program. This request has received little attention from the press ... reforms in the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) program. The Subsidy And Its History [more...]

Date: 2008-12-04 20:45:00

Citron Releases the Document that The Apollo Group (NASDAQ:APOL) Does Not Want You or the US Government to See.

stock ticker: APOL Last week, The Apollo Group reported what appeared to be strong quarterly operating profits in their for-profit ... .   Here’s why: Before discussing, it is important to note that Title IV loans are the backbone ... from these loans, and is the largest single recipient of student loan funds in the country [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 15:05:38

Reader Question: My student loans went into collections! How do I get it off my credit score?

Reader's QuestionHi FB,A couple of months ago I was denied a student loan deferment and forbearance although I was unemployed and not earning any ... , like Debt Counselling of Canada. They should NEVER CHARGE YOU ANYTHING for their services ... debt shows. [more...]

Date: 2008-12-01 22:11:00

How about Going to Graduate School Overseas?

Frankly, I believe U.S. is the best place for education, ... vagabonding, is worth the $10,000 of student loans I am evading by living in Oaxaca, Mexico ... , new language, oaxaca mexico, pore, solid foundation, student loans, Travel Info, undergraduate degree [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 22:19:43

Unpatriotic, sucker, short-sighted, or what?

By Thoreau I just made my last student loan payment.  I’ve been making more than the minimum payment because I wanted to be debt-free ... for not waiting on payments until the hyper-inflation era means that my student loans have the same [more...]

Date: 2008-11-26 04:38:20

Tell All Tuesday: Four Figure Debt Edition

Our total non-mortgage debt is now in the four figure range ... demolition!  Yesterday I made my “new” $300 payment to my student loan.  We are still building ... like that.  I like to feel like I am making progress.  This knocked the balance of my student loan down [more...]

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

AES Student Loans Review (pfblogs.org)

American Education Services is a private company that offers information and applications for a variety of governmental and private financing options for students all under one roof. Their website http://www.aessuccess.org/ allows students and their parents to compare various college loan programs, search out financial aid and scholarships [more...]

Date: 2008-10-14 03:04:06

Maybe Kevin Cullen should stick to writing about mobsters

Aaron Weber explains why Cullen's recent Ungrateful Sallie Mae column does a good job at pulling at the heart strings (family of a dead Marine having trouble getting the company to forgive $100,000 in student loans ... . And that, Weber (who works in the loan field) concludes, might be because Cullen couldn't be bothered to ask [more...]

Date: 2008-12-22 04:02:43

Obama: Tax Hike For People Making Over $250,000/Year Is “Chump Change”

So says The One in an MTV interview: Sway: Our next question is from Matt from Iowa: “If your desire is to spread the wealth around, ... everybody is just looking out for themselves. I mean, the fact is, we just talked about student loans ... do you think we pay for scholarships or loan programs? That money doesn’t grow on trees. It’s got [more...]

Date: 2008-11-03 17:23:27

Ask the Readers: How to Cope with Spending Addiction?

Nicki wants to get out of debt, but she can’t — she has a spending addiction. She’s hoping that other Get Rich Slowly readers can give her advice ... loan: $4800 at 8.5% Student loans: $12,500 at 11% (I think) I earn nearly $2800 a month after taxes [more...]

Date: 2008-09-05 12:00:24

debt consolidation

As we find ourselves living in the credit crunch of a world, ... purposes - we see people using them to pay off high interest credit card debt and student loans ... t also note that unsecured loans are also available. We have seen that debt consolidation loans [more...]

Date: 2008-12-15 15:17:50

The current price of innocence: $3.7M, as virginity becomes a commodity

The current price of innocence: $3.7M, as virginity becomes a commodity Published by Karl under Idiots, feminism, values at 2: ... herself. So apparently she decided against a student loan. Miss Dylan, from San Diego, California ... have. Student auctions off virginity for offers of more than £2.5 million ($3.7m) Natalie Dylan, 22, claims [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 10:27:24

$75 user participation survey for those in debt

As I think I have mentioned before, I am working with a company called DebtGoal in development of their product ... in credit card debt At least 2 other types of debt (mortgage, auto, student loan, home equity loan [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 15:48:20

Ctrl BG: A Shortcut to Financial News 11/29

Hope everyone is having a great Thanksgiving weekend and got some great bargains yesterday! ... facility to support consumer finance, including student, auto, and credit card loans and loans backed ... consumers get home, car and credit card loans easier. I haven't figured out all the implications [more...]

Date: 2008-11-29 14:40:00

Student Loans By the Numbers

I can’t believe summer is actually over. Where did the time go? As summer comes to a close, it is nice to welcome the start of football season. Let’s just hope my fantasy football team can actually win a game. I’m not excited about the prospects of becoming the Detroit Lions of my fantasy league. First off, I wanted to share this awesome graphic from College Scholarships.org . I’m so glad they shared this with me and I could then share it with my readers: Ask Mr. Credit Cards Spe [more...]

Date: 2009-09-27 22:45:22

How to Make Online Money without any Investment

I started out my home-based business when I was in college. I do not have money to invest on my business. I was also afraid to loan money from the bank because I had student loan already. So, I decided to make online money without investment, but by hard work. I think I am successful in marketing [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 23:50:45

Acronyms to watch for: Roubini supports Hillary's HOLC, not RTC/RFC solutions to financial crisis

Here’s a litmus test for whatever Congress comes up with as they huddle with the finance boiz over the weekend: HOLC good, RTC/RFC bad ... , credit cards, auto loans and student loans) while their assets (values of their homes and stocks [more...]

Date: 2008-09-20 19:22:53

Wall Street Breakfast: Must-Know News

New acronym on the block... The government unveiled its newest initiative, called TALF, or Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility. The $200B facility will support consumer finance, including student, auto and credit card loans ... Mac (FRE) and the Federal Home Loan Banks. According to the statement released by the Fed [more...]

Date: 2008-11-26 12:14:47

FAP893: Happy New Year, 2009-2010 FAFSA, free stuff Listen now: Special Feature: ... file early. Featured Scholarships Student Loan Network $10,000 Scholarship » ScholarshipPoints ... Surveys.com $50,000 Scholarship » Fast Web Scholarships » Disclosure: the Student Loan Network [more...]

Date: 2009-01-01 15:24:53

The Rest of The (Belated) Week In Review

Didn't get to this yesterday, as I basically played hooky from blog. So I'm cleaning out the closet: • The House voted to strip all federal funding from ACORN in the student loan bill, and there are more such funding strip amendments in the health care markup in the Senate Finance Committee. The "let's strip ACORN funding" amendment will soon become a staple of GOP politics. Only problem is an unconstitutional bill of attainder , but when have laws gotten in a way of a good story. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-22 05:17:00

Stanford Law "Escort" Sentenced To Home Detention

There's a little truth to every cliché - and, it turns out, at least one escort was charging for dates to pay off Stanford Law student loans.   San Jose Mercury News :  A Stanford Law graduate was sentenced Monday on a federal tax conviction related to running a high-priced call girl service, punishment that includes restrictions on her ability to keep advertising as an escort while she's on probation. During a hearing in San Jose federal court, U.S. [more...]

Date: 2009-09-29 16:26:00

Tuition hikes, not loan access, should frighten students By Michael Dannenberg Education9 ... Stafford Loan. Every family, regardless of income and credit history, is able to borrow at least $57,500 [more...]

Date: 2008-10-22 04:43:18

Credit Crisis Is Bad News for M.B.A. Students

Credit Crisis Is Bad News for M.B.A. Students By Catherine Rampell … and not just because they will have trouble finding jobs on Wall Street. Some have also just had their student loan options yanked. An e-mail message sent to students Monday at MIT Sloan School of Management: Dear Sloan M.B.A. student, As a result of the nationwide [more...]

Date: 2008-10-07 23:08:38

How to Eliminate Debt – Debt Consolidation As an Exceptional Method to Get Rid of Student Loan Debt

In these days, getting superior education is critical. Superior education will probably give a higher competitive appointment differentiated of the rest young candidates in the market. Still, in our society almost all good things have a price tag including education. Coinciding with research, education is contemplated as one of the main important investments of the majority of the population; they fund education setting up such as university or college debt. [more...]

Date: 2009-08-19 01:01:07

Uncovering the TARP

Here is part of Treasury Secretary Paulson's prepared remarks this morning ... receivables, auto loans and student loans and similar products. This market, which is vital [more...]

Date: 2008-11-12 17:36:00

Part II: Live-Blogging the Jeff Merkley v. Gordon Smith Debate in Oregon.

Economic question directed at Gordon Smith: He recounts some emotional drivel about how "what we need to do, ... ; those who care about their 401ks, their car loan, their student loan; we have to unfreeze the market [more...]

Date: 2008-10-10 06:00:19

Paulson's statement on the failed bail out

This just in straight from the Treasury: September 29, 2008 hp1168 Statement by Secretary Henry M. Paulson, Jr ... more difficult to get car loans or a student loan. I and my colleagues at the Fed and the SEC continue [more...]

Date: 2008-09-30 03:18:27

Green Fees, Revolving Loan Funds and More, Oh My! Meet: Campus InPower

Busta Rhymes laid it out when he rapped, “It’s all about the money, baby” ... that gives student organizers the tools to create revolving loan funds, green fee campaigns ... , water conservation, student sustainability internships and more, these projects all need seed funding [more...]

Date: 2008-11-12 23:08:40

Target Campus-Based Aid

The holidays may be over, but the higher ed community is still waiting to see what Uncle Sam is going to put into its stimulus stocking ... and inefficiency in the federal student loan programs, because that's where big taxpayer savings were ... .  Our bet is it will be much needed tens of billions of dollars, hopefully for both student aid [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 17:20:05

A "Key" Tactic to Undermine Consumer Protections

Yesterday at Higher Ed Watch, we wrote about how Key Bank has partnered with dozens of unlicensed and unaccredited trade schools to provide ... to regulations carrying out the law, the FTC said that by holding loan providers accountable ... in the private loan promissory notes it provides students [more...]

Date: 2008-12-11 22:00:00

Schumer wants student loan market to be protected

Associated Press - October 6, 2008 1:25 PM ET NEW YORK (AP) - Sen. Charles Schumer says particular attention needs to be paid during the current financial upheaval to make sure the student loan... [more...]

Date: 2008-10-06 17:38:39

How To Find Cash Advance Loans Online

by Trinity Taggart If you have extra expenses this month, it may be difficult ... about one business day. If you have decided that you would like to take out a loan of this type ... online, and about private student loans bad credit. [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 04:46:24

Get a Free Bottle of Suave - Today Only!

Suavenomics As college students, saving money on everything is more important than ever ... all, student loans don’t pay themselves off. Here’s a free beauty offer you will want to take advantage ... , be sure to tell your friends to get theirs too. Copyright © 2009 College Fashion .Net. This Feed [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 18:01:06

2008 Net Worth Wrap Up

So this is the end of the year and december wrap up for our net worth ... in student loan debt of $8500. Well the year was still really great to us.  We enjoyed many mini ... Mortgage -$441,288.00 -$434,898.04 -$433,450.00 -1.78% Student Loans -$12,750.00 -$21,250.00 [more...]

Date: 2009-01-03 21:00:00

What About the Renters?

A little personal anecdote to help explain my philosophical opposition to the bailout, even assuming it would help the economy ( ... it wouldn’t be prudent to buy a home. In my case, I had some student loan debt, I lived in a part ... to afford a mortgage. Now, I probably could have gotten a loan. But the terms would have been ridiculous [more...]

Date: 2008-09-25 12:55:01

Breaking on the Web: September 17, A.M. Edition

McCain Able to Skirt Limits of Federal Financing - Matthew Mosk, ... , USA Today Dispute Clouds Revival of Student-Loan Market - Robert Tomsho, Wall Street Journal ($) Questions Surround Student Journalism Contest - Justin McLachlan [more...]

Date: 2008-09-17 16:19:00

Vote for Thomas!

UPDATE, 11/19, 3:15p: Last week I asked you to vote for pro-life blogger Thomas Peters to receive a $10k college scholarship ... be able to pay off some loan interest this year. ;-)_______________ November 14: Young Thomas Peters ... off my student loans," Thom wrote. "Which means less stress about paying them off and more time [more...]

Date: 2008-11-14 14:53:35

Money Match #5: Erin, Nashville Female Seeking Friends

It's been a while since we had any Money Match posts-- mainly because I totally flaked out and let a couple entries languish in the depths of my ... . This of course is my only form of debt, 54k in student loans. I have no credit card debt, no car payment, etc ... have me showing up on her front porch if I lived in Nashville! Email me at openwallet1 at [more...]

Date: 2008-10-28 13:17:00

Brace Face 2

Well, we've cracked out our calculators and done some discussions. I do have enough for a down payment on the orthodontic work (essentially, 1/3 of the entire cost) left over from my student loan this semester that I was initially going to cancel disbersment of, and work study should be able to take care of the 16 monthly [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 20:56:00

Seven Ways to Ruin Your Financial Future

Often times the best way to learn a lesson is for someone to tell you what not to do ... .  Well, in a couple years I had made virtually no dent in the residual payoff balance leaving ... to return to my hometown, changed majors, and was stuck with a pile of student loan debt as my souvenir [more...]

Date: 2008-09-23 11:00:20

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