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Obama’s Student Loan Overhaul Endangered (New York Times)
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Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:43:12 GMT
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House Democrats were desperately trying to prevent an ambitious overhaul of student loan programs from becoming a casualty of the health care battle.
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Job loss possible with vote (Times Leader)
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Sat, 13 Mar 2010 07:02:18 GMT
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The possibility of federal lawmakers combining and voting as early as next week on disparate reform measures for health care and student aid has student lender Sallie Mae on edge.
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New funding projection could squeeze Obama's education agenda (Washington Post)
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Sat, 13 Mar 2010 03:36:02 GMT
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In the final push to pass a major student aid bill pending in Congress, funding for key elements in President Obama's education agenda is dwindling.
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In Hard Times, Lured Into Trade School and Debt (The Sarasota Herald-Tribune)
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Sun, 14 Mar 2010 09:27:59 GMT
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PETER S. GOODMAN Commercial trade schools are under fire because they are attracting more students and Pell grants.
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Fitch Affirms U.S. Education Loan Trust IV Senior Notes (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
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Wed, 10 Mar 2010 21:36:00 GMT
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NEW YORK----Fitch Ratings affirms the long-term ratings on the senior notes of the U.S. Education Loan Trust IV, LLC - March 1, 2006 Indenture of Trust senior notes. The Rating Outlook is Stable.
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Securian Wins Contract for Administering Total and Permanent Disability Claims on Private Student Loans (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
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Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:27:00 GMT
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Securian Financial Group announced today that it has been selected to administer claims for a new total and permanent disability provision on private education loans offered by Sallie Mae, the nation's largest education lender.
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Patrick O'Mahen: Aiding student loans (The Michigan Daily)
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Sun, 07 Mar 2010 23:42:06 GMT
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Back in September, the Daily reported that the U.S. House of Representatives had passed the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2009, which would drastically reform the student loan system ( How a federal financial aid overhaul could affect 'U' students , 9/24/09). read more
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FDL Launches 'Students, Not Banks' Campaign (CommonDreams.org)
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Tue, 09 Mar 2010 16:20:10 GMT
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by Jane Hamsher Today, FDL launches its Students Not Banks campaign, with a petition calling on Harry Reid, Nancy Pelosi and members of Congress to pass student loan reform quickly through reconciliation. One of President Obama’s most ambitious plans for both education and the budget was the transition from a system of government subsidized student loans using bankers as middle men to direct ...
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Jane Hamsher: FDL Launches "Students, Not Banks" Campaign (The Huffington Post)
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Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:57:51 GMT
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Student lending reform could have passed the Senate long ago, but because it had to wait on health care, the lobbyists have had plenty of time to chip away at the Senate. But colleges across the country can't wait another year for relief.
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CORRECTING and REPLACING Sallie Mae Launches New Savings Accounts and CDs (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
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Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:41:00 GMT
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RESTON, Va.----First graph, second sentence of release should read: "To help families save, plan and pay for college or other important goals, Sallie Mae through Sallie Mae Bank today announced ..." .
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