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Families Face Fierce Competition for Student Aid: Season Starts With Sharp Increase in Demand (Centre Daily Times)
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Tue, 06 Jan 2009 13:35:18 GMT
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The student financial aid season started January 1, and early indications are that competition for the estimated $144 billion of federal, state, and institutional aid is likely to be fierce in the 2009-10 academic year.
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Consider student loans before refinancing home (The Palm Beach Post)
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Mon, 05 Jan 2009 05:11:50 GMT
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Dear Liz: We owe $127,000 on a home that's currently worth more than $300,000. We have a daughter entering college in fall 2010. Her first year will be paid through an education account, her second through some of our savings. Years 3 and 4 are less clear, but we are certain we want to pay for the rest of her education. Should we refinance our home now, before its value falls further, and take ...
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Tight credit, poor economy squeezing access to college (Charleston Regional Business Journal)
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Tue, 06 Jan 2009 20:39:31 GMT
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The S.C. Student Loan Corp has suspended its private loan program, about $67 million, starting next year. It’s on example of a tightening that all private lenders are feeling and that is likely to continue.
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Many seek second job in recession (Provo Daily Herald)
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Tue, 06 Jan 2009 08:11:03 GMT
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WASHINGTON -- Shelby Shenkelman enjoys working as a pricing analyst for a company that produces airline meals. At 25, she is making more than $50,000 a year.
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THE RECESSION: Many pushed many to seek second jobs (Santa Fe New Mexican)
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Tue, 06 Jan 2009 06:02:27 GMT
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Photo: More Americans are not just cutting costs but are finding ways to make more money by taking part-time jobs. Allie Persinger, left, rides toward the Capitol in Washington with her mother, Debbie Persinger, in Nate Chenenko’s pedicab. ‘... I’m trying to save.
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The Fallout (New York Times)
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Sun, 04 Jan 2009 21:52:36 GMT
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Tips on navigating college in the recession.
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Ambitious goal: Nonprofit helps students score college financial aid (Boston Herald)
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Mon, 05 Jan 2009 20:25:20 GMT
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Despite the weak economy and volatile stock market, financing a college education is possible, according to a local nonprofit organization. Its advice: Seek all possible federal...
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Pre-paid plans an option for adults (Bankrate.com via Yahoo! Finance)
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Mon, 05 Jan 2009 11:00:00 GMT
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Working adults should consider prepaid tuition and savings plans when charting a return to college. A sidebar to continuing-ed story
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Seniors/Parents: It's time apply for college financial aid for the upcoming school year (Daily Journal)
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Sun, 04 Jan 2009 09:12:07 GMT
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January is here and it’s time for high school seniors to apply for college financial aid for the upcoming school year.
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Community Announcements (Savannah Morning News)
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Sun, 04 Jan 2009 05:10:59 GMT
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TODAY
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