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Press Conference – March 11, 2010: Rep. George Miller Statement

admin — Wed, 08 Sep 2010 23:24:02 +0000

Representative George Miller, Chair of the House Education and Labor Committee, gives his opening remarks at a press conference about the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act on March 11, 2010.

How to Fill Out the FAFSA if You’re an Independent Student

admin — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 17:43:57 +0000

To qualify for federal financial aid, education grants such as a Pell Grant, and many types of student loans, you must file your FAFSA. This tutorial explains how to determine if you are an independent student and how to fill out a FAFSA if you are classified as an independent student.

Rep. Miller on the College Cost Reduction Act

admin — Mon, 06 Sep 2010 11:53:37 +0000

Rep. George Miller speaks in favor of the College Cost Reduction Act of 2007 and its impact on historically black colleges, which will provide the single largest increase in college aid since the GI bill in 1944. The legislation invests about $18 billion dollars over the next five years in reducing college costs, helping millions of students and families. It comes at no new cost to taxpayers, and is funded by cutting excess subsidies paid by the federal government to lenders in the student loan industry. Education and Labor Committee Chairman George Miller denounces a Republican effort to kill the bill through a motion to recommit.

Jackson Hewitt ® Explains How the American Opportunity Credit Helps Qualified Students

admin — Sun, 05 Sep 2010 06:06:45 +0000

An expansion of the Hope Credit, the American Opportunity offers a tax credit to qualifying college students and their families. Learn how the Hope Credit may be available to help you pay for a variety of education-related expenses and visit www.jacksonhewitt.com for additional information and resources.

Buying a Car or Home Without Riba (Interest)

admin — Sat, 04 Sep 2010 00:19:07 +0000

Website – www.MeccaCentric.com MeccaCentric – Producing videos about Islam and Muslims on DVD. Islamic lectures, speeches, talks and sermons are also available on audio CD. “Economic Challenges For Muslims In America” by Jamal Badawi Purchase the full-length lecture at http or call 1-800-607-9810 Another major area of concern for Muslims in America is examined in-depth by Dr. Badawi. He provides possible solutions for three major economic challenges: selling things that are forbidden, the question of riba (is it the same as interest?), and the question of insurance. Then he briefly touches upon the following areas: indirect riba, saving plans and pensions, student loans, working in banks, and interest that is accrued on bank accounts. Other topics discussed: leasing cars, leasing a house Islamically but paying more for it, non-Muslims and their argument for interest, paying over time (deferred payment), and leasing equipment.

President Obama: Wall Street Bankers are terrorists holding us hostage

admin — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 18:38:32 +0000

Everybody agrees on the paramount importance of freeing up credit for individuals and businesses. In a bank-centric universe, the solution was a bailout plan giving hundreds of billions to banks. It failed because, instead of using the money to make loans, the banks “are keeping it in the bank because their balance sheets had gotten so bad,” as the president himself acknowledged on Jay Leno. As a result, the administration, again according to the president, had to “set up a securitized market for student loans and auto loans outside of the banking system” in order to “get credit flowing again.” But think of all the time we wasted while the first scheme predictably failed. And how much better off we’d now be if we had provided credit directly through credit unions or small healthy community banks or, as happened during the Depression, through a new entity like the Reconstruction Finance Corporation. Luckily, there is a plethora of economic Galileos out there who recognize that the old bank-centric cosmology is just plain wrong. But while Joseph Stiglitz, Simon Johnson, Jeffrey Sachs, Nassim Taleb, Niall Ferguson, Paul Krugman, etc. are not being imprisoned for life for their heretical views — they are also not being listened to. Which is really surprising for an administration that has prided itself on a “team of rivals” approach. Worse, as the fundamental flaw in the administration’s cosmology becomes more and more evident, the economic team around the president is …

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A University of Massachusetts student has written a book about earning a college degree without student loans.

admin — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 03:16:19 +0000

A University of Massachusetts student has written a book about earning a college degree without student loans. — Mark Kantrowitz View full post on Student Loans – New York Times

Access Groups 2008 Winners Tribute Video

admin — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 12:58:20 +0000

Watch our tribute to the winners of our 2008 One Less Worry $10000 Scholarship Contest. Inspired? Then enter this years My Inspiration contest by July 15, 2009!

Crash Course in Financial Aid for a Newbie

admin — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 05:43:36 +0000

Incoming student seeks resources to go from financial aid newbie to guru in one month. See what she finds… View full post on Student Loans : News, Updates and Blog Posts