23 Dec, 2011 [ (0) Comment ]

Mismatch on Student Loan Negotiations?

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WASHINGTON -- When the U.S. Education Department announced in October that it would hold negotiations to recommend new rules on student loans, the topics on the table appeared to be the sorts of nitty-gritty, in-the-weeds matters that might produce heated discussions among hard-core financial aid administrators but put...


28 Oct, 2011 [ (0) Comment ]

Student Loan Borrowers Need Help to Understand Repayment Rights

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This guest post is by Paul Combe, president and CEO of American Student Assistance.

The “Occupy” movement is drawing attention to some very real problems that plague our nation’s higher education financing system: skyrocketing college costs, an increased reliance on student loans...