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Posted: April 30th, 2008, 11:40pm CDT
The deadline for first-year college students to apply for financial aid is today. The Free Application for Federal Student Aid must be completed to obtain grants and low-cost student loans.
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Posted: April 30th, 2008, 2:32am CDT
A California state senator reintroduced a bill that would allow children of undocumented immigrants who have attended three or more years of high school in California to receive certain types of financial aid to attend colleges and universities.
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Posted: April 30th, 2008, 12:22am CDT
A recent U.S. Department of Education audit of Wilberforce University uncovered "significant" problems with the institution's administration and disbursement of federal financial aid that could lead to termination of that aid.
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Posted: April 29th, 2008, 12:35pm CDT
FastWeb today announced that financial aid packages are among the most critical variables for parents and students when choosing which school to attend, according to a FastWeb survey - in fact, more than 75 percent of students recently polled consider it a "very important factor." However, only 34 percent of students and 16 percent of parents surveyed feel prepared to financially plan for ...
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Posted: April 28th, 2008, 6:35pm CDT
PENANG: The state government has ordered its state financial officer to look into the status of Persatuan Bunga Tanjung, the association for former Barisan National state assemblymen wives, and its financial records.
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Posted: April 28th, 2008, 5:03pm CDT
Colleges give money to well-off students while the needy get 'gapped.'
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Posted: April 28th, 2008, 8:19am CDT
Vacaville has received some significant financial aid, amounting to $100,000 for the next two years, to help homeowners hit by the housing crisis. The city was one of 39 agencies statewide to receive such a grant - which will be used to hire additional mortgage counselors.
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Posted: April 28th, 2008, 8:13am CDT
Right now is when parents and students are trying to decipher the financial aid award letter that just came in the mail.
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Posted: April 28th, 2008, 2:35am CDT
In a hearing about its plan to buy Countrywide, the company will promise to help 265,000 troubled borrowers keep their homes and take other steps. Pushing to fast-track its takeover of wounded home-loan goliath Countrywide Financial Corp., Bank of America Corp. will promise today to help 265,000 troubled borrowers keep their homes over the next two years by refinancing or modifying at least ...
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Posted: April 28th, 2008, 2:22am CDT
As Boston College tuition continues to spiral upward at a steady 6 percent pace, students have relied increasingly on large financial aid programs, which often include federal student loans. These low-rate loans have been a godsend for families trying to make a BC education an affordable investment. The recent credit crunch, however, has called into question whether these means will continue to ...
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Posted: April 28th, 2008, 2:07am CDT
STOCKTON - When Ker Thao received her high school diploma from Plaza Robles Continuation High School in Stockton five years ago, college was the furthest thing from her mind.
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Posted: April 27th, 2008, 11:30pm CDT
With the 2007-2008 school year coming to a close, the ISU faculty on campus prepares for new faces to join and transform the university.Aside from a new president, the university has been searching for a new director of international affairs center, a director of student financial aid and an executive director of alumni affairs.
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Posted: April 27th, 2008, 9:33pm CDT
As many colleges, including ISU, have begun mailing their financial-aid award letters this month, students can still consider their options to obtain more monetary assistance for the upcoming school year. Although a House committee approved increasing the four-year undergraduate loan limit from $23,000 to $31,000, help is unlikely to come quick enough to impact those with decisions to make ...
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Posted: April 27th, 2008, 6:40am CDT
Blaming trouble in the credit markets, Pennsylvania’s student aid agency, PHEAA, says there will likely be less financial assistance available for college students this year.
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Posted: April 27th, 2008, 6:40am CDT
Blaming trouble in the credit markets, Pennsylvania’s student aid agency, PHEAA, says there will likely be less financial assistance available for college students this year.
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Posted: April 27th, 2008, 5:57am CDT
Despite a growing emphasis on financial education, many studies show that high-school teens continue to struggle with this important topic.
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Posted: April 27th, 2008, 4:40am CDT
TAGBILARAN CITY, Philippines--The provincial government of Bohol has released P13.78 million as financial assistance for rice growers in the province.
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Posted: April 27th, 2008, 2:07am CDT
One of the many challenges of sending a child through school now sits in a pile on Joseph Han's desk.
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Posted: April 27th, 2008, 12:27am CDT
The Beta Iota Chapter of Delta Kappa Gamma Society International will present a one-time Grant-In-Aid award of $600 to a deserving female educational student.
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Posted: April 26th, 2008, 6:26pm CDT
The Clinton and Madison school districts are the latest to reach financial aid agreements with Siena Heights University.
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Posted: April 26th, 2008, 2:04pm CDT
24/04/2008 12:00:00 Business Wire US74955F1066 Our management has utilized non-GAAP calculations of presented compensation and benefits expense, (loss) / income before income tax (benefit) / expense, income tax (benefit) / expense, net (loss) / income, compensation ratio and basic and diluted earnings per share that are adjusted in the manner presented above as an additional device to aid in ...
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Posted: April 25th, 2008, 9:19pm CDT
PUTRAJAYA: Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak says the government will give financial aid to the target group, including fishermen, if it decides to increase the diesel price and reduce its subsidy.
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Posted: April 25th, 2008, 10:32am CDT
SACRAMENTO (AP) —The governors of California, Oregon and Washington are asking House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for help in securing financial aid for West Coast salmon fishermen and fishing communities.
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Posted: April 25th, 2008, 8:41am CDT
As the home foreclosure crisis sweeps across America, military and financial aid groups say they are hearing from a rising number of troops who say they are falling behind on their mortgage payments and struggling to keep their homes.
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Posted: April 25th, 2008, 4:24am CDT
AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMAG), a biopharmaceutical company that utilizes its proprietary nanoparticle technology for the development and commercialization of therapeutic iron compounds to treat anemia and novel imaging agents to aid in the diagnosis of cancer and cardiovascular disease, today reported unaudited consolidated financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2008.
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Posted: April 25th, 2008, 4:00am CDT
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.----AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc. , a biopharmaceutical company that utilizes its proprietary nanoparticle technology for the development and commercialization of therapeutic iron compounds to treat anemia and novel imaging agents to aid in the diagnosis of cancer and cardiovascular disease, today reported unaudited consolidated financial results for the quarter ended March 31, 2008.
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Posted: April 25th, 2008, 3:04am CDT
One of the many challenges of sending a child through school now sits in a pile on Joseph Han's desk.
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Posted: April 25th, 2008, 1:34am CDT
PUTRAJAYA, April 25 (Bernama) -- Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak says the government will give financial aid to the target group, including fishermen, if it decides to increase the diesel price and reduce its subsidy.
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Posted: April 24th, 2008, 8:39am CDT
GAZA CITY (Thomson Financial) - The United Nations said it has suspended its aid distribution in the Gaza Strip because it has run out of fuel in the besieged Palestinian territory.
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Posted: April 24th, 2008, 8:31am CDT
Maharashtra government is ready to extend financial assistance for making socially-relevant films which find it difficult to get money as compared to commercial films, CM Vilasrao Deshmukh said.
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Posted: April 24th, 2008, 7:14am CDT
MANILA, Philippines - Sweden has not reached a decision yet on whether or not to continue providing financial assistance to the Philippines after it closes down its embassy in Manila on May 30.
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Posted: April 23rd, 2008, 2:40pm CDT
The Transnistria Republican Bank (PRB) has begun giving credits for the development of the agrarian sector. It was Russia, which granted financial resources to Transnistria for this purpose – 220.5 million rubles (USD9 million) as a humanitarian aid to liquidate the consequences of the drought. According to the PRB’s press service, credits can be used for the implementation of business-projects. ...
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Posted: April 23rd, 2008, 12:44pm CDT
The Transnistria Republican Bank (PRB) has begun giving credits for the development of the agrarian sector. It was Russia, which granted financial resources to Transnistria for this purpose – 220.5 million rubles (USD9 million) as a humanitarian aid to liquidate the consequences of the drought. According to the PRB’s press service, credits can be used for the implementation of business-projects. ...
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Posted: April 7th, 2008, 9:45am CDT
The EU council of ministers approved a donation of €681,207 in aid of those workers who lost their jobs after the shutting down of VF (Malta) Ltd. and Bortex Clothing Ind. Co. Ltd.
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Posted: April 7th, 2008, 8:31am CDT
The US economy is in a less-than-fabulous state right now, and it has surely affected us all. When one considers all the lay-offs, the cutbacks, and the real estate market, it's hard to deny that the entire nation is experiencing some serious adversity. As students at a state school, UIC attendees might be concerned about our future - especially those who are receiving financial aid.
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Posted: April 7th, 2008, 7:16am CDT
LONDON (Thomson Financial) - Financial Objects Plc. said the Charities Aid Foundation (CAF) will implement activebank Wealth Manager to support its investment activities for charitable trusts.
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Posted: April 7th, 2008, 5:32am CDT
Last month Governor Jon Corzine proposed $37.5 million in municipal aid cuts. The erstwhile financial wizard’s latest move would pare down Consolidated Municipal Property Tax Relief for towns fewer than 10,000 in population and completely do away with those towns that have less than 5,000 residents.
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Posted: April 7th, 2008, 2:36am CDT
Financial Objects plc, an international supplier of software solutions to the financial services sector, today announced that the Charities Aid ...
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Posted: April 7th, 2008, 12:12am CDT
Sacramento State students on financial aid potentially will no longer have to wait for checks to be mailed or prepared for pick-up. The university is setting up a new module that will allow students to receive financial aid checks through a direct deposit into their bank accounts.
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Posted: April 6th, 2008, 12:42pm CDT
UN humanitarian chief John Holmes on Sunday discussed with Saudi King Abdullah and other officials in the oil-rich kingdom setting up a structure to channel more aid through international bodies.
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Posted: April 6th, 2008, 3:12am CDT
TOKYO (Thomson Financial) - The Group of Eight rich nations vowed Sunday to step up cooperation with emerging donors such as China and India and said they remained committed to a goal to double their own aid to Africa by 2010.
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Posted: April 4th, 2008, 10:57am CDT
Three Baton Rouge women have been sentenced after pleading guilty to cashing a $6,000 financial aid check from the government. The problem is that the check didn't belong to them.
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Posted: April 4th, 2008, 6:48am CDT
Last month Governor Jon Corzine proposed $37.5 million in municipal aid cuts. The erstwhile financial wizard’s latest move would pare down Consolidated Municipal Property Tax Relief for towns fewer than 10,000 in population and completely do away with those towns that have less than 5,000 residents.
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Posted: April 4th, 2008, 4:26am CDT
Associated Press - April 4, 2008 7:24 AM ET BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) - Three Baton Rouge women have been sentenced in federal court on counts of conspiracy to defraud the United States.
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Posted: April 4th, 2008, 12:45am CDT
The overwhelming majority of undergraduates - 92.7 percent - support the University's new financial aid policy, a recent Herald poll found.
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Posted: April 3rd, 2008, 9:57pm CDT
As the U.S. economy heads toward an expected recession, universities could be faced with new challenges related to the country's economic woes.
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Posted: April 3rd, 2008, 1:36pm CDT
Britton-Macon, Sand Creek and Deerfield graduates will be eligible for at least $5,000 in aid from Siena Heights University. ADRIAN — Siena Heights University recently announced it has reached agreements with three more Lenawee County school districts to provide financial aid to qualified graduates.
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Posted: April 3rd, 2008, 6:31am CDT
NEW YORK (Thomson Financial) - Rite Aid Corp. Thursday said March same-store sales rose 2.6% from a year earlier.
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Posted: April 3rd, 2008, 4:01am CDT
JVS, a non-profit human services organization, will host a parent informational meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 15 on the Jewish Educational Loan Service and additional financial aid options for college students.
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Posted: April 3rd, 2008, 1:23am CDT
Ventura College will host financial aid workshops this weekend and next month.
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Posted: April 3rd, 2008, 12:11am CDT
As the U.S. economy heads toward an expected recession, universities could be faced with new challenges related to the country's economic woes.
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Posted: April 2nd, 2008, 10:32pm CDT
SEOUL (Thomson Financial) - North Korea's food shortage is so severe that even elite citizens in the capital have had state rations cut off, an aid group said Thursday.
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Posted: April 2nd, 2008, 12:04pm CDT
The European Commission opened a formal investigation into the bailout of the British lender, a process expected to set a precedent on government aid within the 27-nation bloc.
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Posted: April 2nd, 2008, 9:17am CDT
Last month Governor Jon Corzine proposed $37.5 million in municipal aid cuts. The erstwhile financial wizard’s latest move would pare down Consolidated Municipal Property Tax Relief for towns fewer than 10,000 in population and completely do away with those towns that have less than 5,000 residents.
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Posted: April 2nd, 2008, 4:03am CDT
BRUSSELS (Thomson Financial) - The European Commission said it has approved Polish aid for infrastructure improvements at Lodz airport.
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Posted: April 2nd, 2008, 3:31am CDT
BRUSSELS (Thomson Financial) - The European Commission said it has opened an inquiry into UK aid for Channel 4 to help it meet the costs of digital switchover.
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Posted: April 2nd, 2008, 3:13am CDT
BRUSSELS (Thomson Financial) - The European Commission said it has decided not to raise any objections to the 350 million euros which Poland proposes to grant to its coal industry for the years 2008 to 2010. The state aid aims to cover the restructuring costs of the coal mines resulting from administrative, legal or tax provisions and the labour costs associated with the financing of staff ...
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Posted: April 2nd, 2008, 3:12am CDT
BRUSSELS (Thomson Financial) - The European Commission said it has approved Polish aid for infrastructure improvements at Lodz airport. The commission said, however, state aid cannot go above 50 percent of the total project cost of 11.36 million euros.
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Posted: April 1st, 2008, 6:12pm CDT
Iowa families with college-bound teens may find themselves renegotiating their financial-aid strategies as they navigate the college admission process this spring.They still will have access to funds through the federal government's Direct Loan program, used by most Corridor colleges. But in the wake of this country's subprime mortgage-driven credit crunch, some private education lenders are ...
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Posted: April 1st, 2008, 10:02am CDT
HARTFORD — Rep. Ryan P. Barry, D-Manchester, has proposed legislation that would establish a perpetual source of funding to substantially increase the financial aid the state provides to students of its public colleges and universities.
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Posted: April 1st, 2008, 7:11am CDT
Record applications could be due to Common Application and more financial aid.
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Posted: April 1st, 2008, 6:45am CDT
People concerned about the costs of college attended financial aid workshops Thursday at the 23rd Annual College & Technical Fair at the Quality Inn in Somerset.
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Posted: April 1st, 2008, 5:41am CDT
Iowa families with college-bound teens may find themselves renegotiating their financial-aid strategies as they navigate the college admission process this spring.They still will have access to funds through the federal government's Direct Loan program, used by most Corridor colleges. But in the wake of this country's subprime mortgage-driven credit crunch, some private education lenders are ...
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Posted: April 1st, 2008, 1:47am CDT
WASHINGTON - As Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson proposed overhauling the regulatory framework for the financial system, Democrats in Congress on Monday said it was far more urgent to try and quickly stabilize the housing market.