The college loan blog will help you get the timely info you need to make your college loans work for you.
So, what kind of updates are included?
Anything to do with financial aid or paying for college, like:
Brand-new scholarships offered
Changes to state grants and scholarships
New private student loan options
Institutional changes by colleges and universities
Federal student loan changes
New Department of Education regulations
Proposed (and passed) legislation in Congress
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Federal Subsidized Stafford Loan 2011-2012
A subsidized Stafford loan can now be borrowed at the lowest rate for subsidized student loans ever. If you have unmet financial need, now is the time to borrow federal student loans.
Idaho State University offers short term loans or 90 day loans to students who experience financial difficulties during the school term. These are emergency loans rather than college tuition loans.
Federal Student Loan Servicing has awarded a new contract to ESA/Edfinancial to service loans. Borrowers who currently have the Direct Loan Servicing Center as their servicer (and who are not in school or in their grace period) may be having their accounts transferred to ESA/Edfinancial, sometime in the next month.
Pell grant changes for 2012-2013 don't include any changes to the maximum award amount, but they do affect "who qualifies for how much", and everyone is affected by the changes for how long they can be received.
College tax credit...No matter how much we make...
It is just as hard to live making good money in a good house paying all those bills as someone making less money living in a small house paying smaller
Sallie Mae's Smart Option...really shows you care.
I agree with the Smart Option, simply because when I graduate in four years, I want to pay back as little as possible to make me look better. Most students
I'm still being told by my community college that they will only disburse money for tuition and a book allowance until after the first four weeks of class-
The Income Contingent Plan, nicknamed "Pay as You Earn", will take effect 2 1/2years earlier than planned. President Obama issued an executive order to begin the college loan repayment program in January 2012, instead of July, 2014.
Lets help people better themselves through education; this college tax credit allows just that! If you give more people the opportunity to educate themselves
The college tax credit is the only way to abate the institutionalized discrimination against the average working, taxpaying American.Grants and scholarships
College Tax Credit...The hard work should be RECOGNIZED!!
I think that if you are willing to put forth the effort to further your education that it should be noticed. I know for myself, I am going to college to
The college tax credit needs to be at least 50% of the cost for those of us who are out of reach of any grants, etc. The income range should be 50,000-150,000.
I have one child now in college and another on the way soon. My husband and I both work hard and we have a nice house. It is horribly disappointing when
The Pell grant qualification for an automatic EFC of "0" (entitling the student to the maximum award) will change for the 2012-2013 school year, if the House Appropriations draft bill becomes law.
The draft cuts the maximum income allowed to $15,000. See what the allowed income is, currently.
New Oregon scholarships are being offered by the University at Oregon to students whose income is too high to qualify for Pell grants.
Solari scholarships will be for incoming Oregon high school grads with a GPA of 3.6, and may be renewed for 4 years if students maintain a 3.0 GPA in college.
Requirements for the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship now include filling out an error-free FAFSA. More than 2,500 students may not receive their money this fall, because they have not completed their FAFSA forms.
With tuition deadlines here, students who have not filed will need to secure other funding to make up gaps.
i just recently enrolled in college and I'm about to finish my 1st semester and enter my 2nd semester. I feel like the college tax credit should continue
Can my daughter still get a Pell grant, if I am behind on student loan payments?
I have an old student loan that I have gotten behind on payments. Will this make my child ineligible for Pell grant? ====================================================
Books are expensive, and most students don't get book stipends. I spent around $700(1 term) in books alone plus I had to pay some out of pocket expenses.
An early or late FAFSA deadline can make the difference as far as qualifying for a state scholarship.
Alaska's late deadline enabled 75% of the 2,337 academically qualified students, to claim their scholarships for high school seniors. Find out when your state FAFSA deadline is (before it's too late).
Illinois scholarships and other college funding opportunities will be provided for undocumented students, when the Illinois DREAM Act is signed into law tomorrow.
Extending college tax credits fuels a slow economy
PLEASE extend college tax credits. College costs for the middle class, that large portion of the population that makes too much to qualify for favorable
