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Posted: June 30th, 2008, 3:41pm CDT
(ARA) - Driving intoxicated is not only dangerous, but getting caught can come with a hefty price tag. In 2006, intoxicated drivers contributed to 32 percent of traffic fatalities, or 13,470 deaths. By taking some precautions, you can avoid a costly DUI and stay safe on the road.
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Posted: June 30th, 2008, 8:13am CDT
If you're facing years of student loan payments but aren't making much money because you're working in public service, the federal government has some good news for you. A law that takes effect Tuesday could allow you to have some of your college debt forgiven. The debt-forgiveness provision of the College Cost Reduction and Access Act, enacted last fall, is designed to encourage college ...
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Posted: June 30th, 2008, 5:21am CDT
(ARA) - Everywhere you look you see news about the "credit crunch" and the mortgage foreclosure crisis and, if you're like most Americans, you're feeling the pinch too.
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Posted: June 29th, 2008, 1:23am CDT
(ARA) - Everywhere you look you see news about the "credit crunch" and the mortgage foreclosure crisis and, if you're like most Americans, you're feeling the pinch too.
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Posted: June 28th, 2008, 1:48pm CDT
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Posted: June 28th, 2008, 2:22am CDT
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Posted: June 27th, 2008, 9:38am CDT
The world of student loans just became more complicated, unfair and expensive for some borrowers, while others are about to get a great deal! It all depends on whether you're borrowing now -- or dealing with loans from the past.
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Posted: June 27th, 2008, 5:21am CDT
(ARA) - Everywhere you look you see news about the "credit crunch" and the mortgage foreclosure crisis and, if you're like most Americans, you're feeling the pinch too.
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Posted: June 25th, 2008, 7:11pm CDT
It seems a lot of people do not understand student loan consolidation. Mortgage Originator Dean Wegner says there is the good, the bad and the ugly on Student Loans. They are the most common extreme "lates" that many people are totally unaware of.
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Posted: June 23rd, 2008, 12:48pm CDT
(ARA) - Everywhere you look you see news about the "credit crunch" and the mortgage foreclosure crisis and, if you're like most Americans, you're feeling the pinch too.
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Posted: June 23rd, 2008, 3:28am CDT
When college alumni get together and talk about how much better things were when they were in school, it's usually the beer talking.
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Posted: June 21st, 2008, 11:23pm CDT
This is the time of year when the buzz starts up about student loan consolidation. Some people benefit from consolidating, others don't, and borrowers want to know which camp they fall in.
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Posted: June 19th, 2008, 5:46am CDT
This year, instead of scrambling to consolidate student loans by July 1, the smart money is on waiting until after that date -- because interest rates are expected to drop.
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Posted: June 19th, 2008, 12:15am CDT
This is the time of year when the buzz starts up about student-loan consolidation. Some people benefit from consolidating, others don’t, and borrowers want to know which camp they fall in. Here are the facts: Until recently, borrowers were able to consolidate their loans each year at a low-interest rate — sometimes under 3 percent. In 2005, Congress set a fixed rate for Stafford and PLUS loans. ...
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Posted: June 18th, 2008, 7:05am CDT
U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor wants stricter background checks for those who seek to sell student loans. The Tampa Democrat said she is proposing a bill that would require U.S. authorities to scrutinize the people who sell federal student loans.
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Posted: June 17th, 2008, 4:03pm CDT
U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor wants stricter background checks for those who seek to sell student loans.
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Posted: June 17th, 2008, 3:38pm CDT
ST. PETERSBURG -- U.S. Rep. Kathy Castor wants stricter background checks for those who seek to sell student loans. The Tampa Democrat said today that she is proposing a bill that would require U.S. authorities to scrutinize the people who sell federal student loans.
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Posted: June 17th, 2008, 7:00am CDT
You can cut your student loan interest rate in half if you're patient.
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Posted: June 12th, 2008, 6:35pm CDT
On May 30, 2008, Student Loan Consolidation Center Student Loan Trust I, a Delaware statutory trust , distributed an Offer to Purchase and an accompanying Letter of Transmittal in connection with its offer to purchase some of its outstanding Auction Rate Student Loan Asset-Backed Notes, Senior Series 2004-1A for aggregate cash consideration not to exceed $19,000,000.
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Posted: June 8th, 2008, 3:27am CDT
While most attention has been focused recently on faltering credit and housing markets, the federal student-loan market received a fairly quiet bailout.
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Posted: June 8th, 2008, 1:24am CDT
(ARA) - Everywhere you look you see news about the "credit crunch" and the mortgage foreclosure crisis and, if you're like most Americans, you're feeling the pinch too.
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Posted: June 8th, 2008, 12:46am CDT
HELENA - The Schweitzer administration remains unsatisfied with the oversight of two Montana student loan agencies and supports a bill to open their meetings and require legislative audits, budget director David Ewer said Friday.
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Posted: June 7th, 2008, 10:37pm CDT
College students and parents are scrambling to line up student loans for the fall amid fears the credit crisis might put the squeeze on such lending.
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Posted: June 7th, 2008, 7:37pm CDT
HELENA - The Schweitzer administration remains dissatisfied with the oversight over two Montana student loan agencies and supports a bill to open their meetings and require legislative audits, Budget Director David Ewer said Friday.
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Posted: June 7th, 2008, 7:47am CDT
(ARA) - Everywhere you look you see news about the "credit crunch" and the mortgage foreclosure crisis and, if you're like most Americans, you're feeling the pinch too.
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Posted: June 7th, 2008, 12:30am CDT
HELENA - The Schweitzer administration remains unsatisfied with the oversight of two Montana student loan agencies and supports a bill to open their meetings and require legislative audits, budget director David Ewer said Friday.
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Posted: June 6th, 2008, 6:45pm CDT
HELENA — Gov. Brian Schweitzer’s budget director told lawmakers Friday that the administration backs plans to increase oversight of two Montana student loan agencies.
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Posted: June 6th, 2008, 5:51pm CDT
All across the Capital Region, college graduates are trading their cap and gown for a ball and chain. It's called student loan debt. "It's just a waste of money," UAlbany junior Joseph Burlandi said of the high interest rates.
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Posted: June 6th, 2008, 5:00am CDT
P2P lending has been around since 2005, but it's getting a boost from the current economic environment and credit crunch.
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Posted: June 5th, 2008, 1:48pm CDT
Personal finance columnist Michelle Singletary hosts a free-for-all discussion about money matters.
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Posted: June 5th, 2008, 1:22pm CDT
Although the Ensuring Continued Access to Student Loans Act, which was signed into law last month, was designed to assist lenders that are struggling to issue federal student loans, the rescue effort may come too late for students who are attending colleges and universities that have already been dropped by lenders and are scrambling to find new ones.
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Posted: June 5th, 2008, 5:13am CDT
(ARA) - Everywhere you look you see news about the "credit crunch" and the mortgage foreclosure crisis and, if you're like most Americans, you're feeling the pinch too.
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Posted: June 4th, 2008, 8:57am CDT
TODAY financial editor Jean Chatzky shares helpful advice on handling investments, consolidating loans, paying hospital bills and more.
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Posted: June 3rd, 2008, 7:55pm CDT
The federal government plans to purchase and invest in such loans, freeing capital so lenders can make new loans.
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Posted: June 3rd, 2008, 3:14pm CDT
Washington Post columnist Martha M. Hamilton was online Tuesday, June 3 at noon ET to answer questions about financial planning for retirement.
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Posted: June 2nd, 2008, 4:06pm CDT
(ARA) - Everywhere you look you see news about the "credit crunch" and the mortgage foreclosure crisis and, if you're like most Americans, you're feeling the pinch too.
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Posted: June 2nd, 2008, 8:35am CDT
In a presidential election year that has drawn increased attention from the electorate in general and a record number of young voters in particular, issues related to student loans, higher education, and college affordability are poised to become increasingly critical as November 4 approaches.
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Posted: June 2nd, 2008, 4:33am CDT
The world of student loans just became more complicated, unfair and expensive for some borrowers, while others are about to get a great deal! It all depends on whether you're borrowing now -- or dealing with loans from the past.