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12 days ago by Richard Tyler

Loan forgiveness and/or cancellation of debts and loans are granted by the federal government if you meet certain qualifications. These include if you agree to perform volunteer work, do military service, teach, practise medicine in certain types of communities, or meet other forgiveness program cri ...

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31 days ago by Heather L- Brandeis

Junior year of college rolls around and suddenly everyone, even that friend who spends half his class time asleep, is doing it. They are looking towards The Future. Where will they live? What will they do with their lives? And can they get paid for doing whatever that will be? Gradu- What , Now? is ...

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40 days ago by admin

A recent Washington Post article reviews the “ambitious” Obama administration plans to change the entire landscape for student financial aid. The article specifically cites the problem of students “amassing debt on a scale that approximates a home mortgage.” I recently posted about increasing concer ...

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60 days ago by themoneycoach1

By Lynnette Khalfani-Cox, The Money Coach While many student loan cancellations can be difficult to obtain, some are not. Take the case of Jaclyn Ward, who went to Harvard College and then graduated from Fordham Law School in 2003. I once interviewed Ward for Essence Magazine, and she explained to m ...

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61 days ago by themoneycoach1

By Lynnette Khalfani-Cox, The Money Coach For a college grad with big student loans, it’s probably the closest thing you can imagine to hitting the lottery: getting a discharge or cancellation of all your loans and making those debts instantly vanish. Unlike the lottery, you’re not going to receive ...

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82 days ago by Eric

As part of the stimulus bill and 2010 budget, President Barack Obama is increasing Pell Grant and Perkins Loan amounts to alleviate student aid in the midst of escalating college costs and a down economy. Pell grants will increase $500 in 2009 to $5,350 and $200 in 2010 to $5,550. Pell Grants are aw ...

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82 days ago by admin

The Federal Perkins Loan used to be known as National Direct Student Loans (NDSL). This loan is the regarded as the best of the federally subsidized loans, and is given to students who are in high financial need. Currently, the interest rate is at a low 5%. Perkins loans are made to student...

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87 days ago by Eric

Over the past twenty years or so, students have relied on student loans as a source of college funding and according to the College Board, the most significant portion of financial aid goes out in the form of loans. Many of these student loans do have low interest rates and there can be an advantage ...

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105 days ago by John Freeland

The President’s budget plan would make college more affordable. The Institute for College Access and Success (TICAS) has praise for President Obama’s budget components that relate to making college more affordable. In a statement here, TICAS says that President’s proposed budget would make college m ...

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109 days ago by admin

College Student Loans - Easier Financial Support for Students College studies have become costlier than ever, and it can be felt especially in these times of economic crisis. Many students can’t afford to pay the increased college-related-expenses such as tuition cost, lab fees, books, room and boar ...

Financial Planning - planning-financial.com · 22 references