An Iowa City woman has been found guilty of illegally accessing President Obama’s student loan records. Mark Kantrowitz View full post on Student Loans – New York Times

FOX News – 1/27/09 – Because You Asked… “You Talked about the banks holding toxic assets. How many toxic assets are there?” www.foxnews.com Toxic Assets (Level 3 Assets) = Those things owned that may have a lower value than the original purchase, but it difficult to put a value on. According to the report, the top 5 Big Banks estimated $ of Toxic Assets: – Citigroup $157 Billion – J Morgan Chase $140 Billion – Morgan Stanley $78 Billion – Goldman Sachs $69 Billion – Bk of America $60 Billion —- Total $505 Billion! Top 25 Banks = ~$13 Trillion Toxic Assets!! Another scary point is that there are some other soon-to-be toxic assets like – Student Loans – Auto Loans – Credit Card Loans Supposedly, these have not been figured in yet. Feeling good yet? :) Remember — PREPARE, PREPARE, PREPARE

The federal government provided thousands of federal employees with a total of nearly $62 million in student loan repayment benefits in 2009, an average of about $7,300 per employee. Federal agencies, including DOJ, DOD, State, SEC and GAO, use the student loan repayment benefits as a recruitment and retention tool. (OPM) Mark Kantrowitz View full post on Student Loans – New York Times

With classes around the corner, this is one of the most vital times of year to get your finances in order… View full post on Student Loans : News, Updates and Blog Posts

The New York State inspector general accuses six state student loan guarantor HESC employees of playing favorites with the federal student loans of a former Albany County prosecutor. Mark Kantrowitz, publisher of FinAid.org and FastWeb.com View full post on Student Loans – New York Times

How we wasted our student loans in 2004

College loan repayment rates recently published by the US Department of Education offer a new tool for families to consider when evaluating colleges. Mark Kantrowitz, publisher of FinAid.org and FastWeb.com View full post on Student Loans – New York Times

The key component of being approved for a low-interest private student loan is the credit score and history of you and/or your co-signer. Depending on what your score looks like to a lender, you could see a variance of anywhere from 1 to 10% on the interest rate of your approved student loan.
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Confused about loan consolidation? This film will explain how it all works using Play-Doh ™. Visit StudentLoanConsolidator.com for more info! License: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 2.5 License

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court funds aloan repayment assistance program for lawyers who work for pro bono legal services by increasing fees on out-of-state lawyers who practice in the state. Mark Kantrowitz, publisher of FinAid.org and FastWeb.com View full post on Student Loans – New York Times

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