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Monthly Archives: April 2008

President Barack Obama on CNN radio

24-Apr-08

Obama speaks about his plans for bad credit student financing … expand Pell Grants, cut out the middle fellas (… such as Sallie Mae), $4,000 tuition credit per year in exchange for community or national service, and finally curb university costs
Just watch/listen betwixt the 3:00 and 5:30 minute mark of this YouTube video.
The steadfast fella […]

Authority to purchase federal family education loans

23-Apr-08

This is straight from today’s White House Press Breifing:
… recent credit market conditions have raised concerns in the bad credit student loan market among parents and some college students, and so the administration has been taking steps to prepare for the approaching bad credit student loan peak season of applications in Jul. and Aug.. Today […]

Martin Lewis, How to survive financially as a student

19-Apr-08

Awesome financial advice if ya’re presently in school. It’s from the U.K. but it’s for everybody.

Student Loan Advice ‘Concerns’

10-Apr-08

U.S. News and World Report has posted an article expressing concerns about biased bad credit student loan advice on the internet. Along with blogs, they mention Christopher Penn’s financial aid podcast from The Bad Credit Student Loan Network.
But consumer advocates are concerned that students may not realize or consider that these […]