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House Passes Student Loan OverhaulSept. 17, 2009 WASHINGTON (UPI) -- The U.S. House approved legislation that would overhaul the student loan market by setting up the federal government as the lone provider of college loans. The House vote was 253-to-171,[...]

For people who have the intention to consolidate their student loans, internet can be considered the most convenient way for them to complete the process. Besides using the online loan calculator to obtain the rough figure of monthly payment, interest[...]

Yesterday, the Office of Management and Budget released an updated version of its ten-year deficit projections, which upped the cost estimate for the administration’s reformed Pell Grant program by $27 billion over ten years. The OMB reported that the[...]

When the government pays private companies to give citizens a basic service, prices tend to rise. Take health care. Or college tuition. Or homes, before the market blew up last year.

The House recently voted to eliminate the once-lucrative guaranteed student loan program, instead relying on direct government loans to fund the $150-billion-a-year needs of college students and delivering another major blow to credit unions and banks.[...]

Reuters - President Barack Obama criticized the largest U.S. banks on Monday for trying to thwart legislation that would overhaul federal student loan programs.

From staff and wire reports: More free money for college students from lower-income families and an overhaul of certain student loans are key aspects of legislation passed by the House today.The legislation moves on to the Senate, which could take... [...]

federal student loan programs. Speaking at a community college in Troy, N.Y., he singled out in particular banks that have received bailout money from the federal government, saying they want to ma...

If you have taken out student loans to fund your post-secondary education, you may be entitled to federal and provincial tax credits that can reduce the overall cost of your student loans. The true cost of student loans is not the state rate of the loan[...]

Is college a special expense that will continue to spur young people to plunge over their heads into debt?