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Archive for the ‘Student Loan Mess’

Chicago Sun-Times Special…

May 07, 2007 By: richard.ginn Category: Student Loan Mess, Uncategorized

report on college debt is out.

The big article is on collection agencies that just will not go away.

In one article they report that over the lifetime of a college loan 16.65% of college loans go into default. Only 5.1% go into default over a two year period.

Another article in on loan law reforms.

One article is on tips for looking at loans.

An article on Larry Jones who due to illness dropped out of college and now has some of his social security check taken away from him in order to pay his college debt.

An article on laws favoring gamblers for bankruptcy over students who go to college.

The New Jersey Attorney General…

May 07, 2007 By: richard.ginn Category: Student Loan Mess, Uncategorized

has issued civil subpoenas to 61 colleges and to 17 student loan firms in the ongoing student loan mess scandal.

The New York Times though reports on Jon Oberg who was the whistle blower on the student loan scandal in 2003.

The Education Department Is…

May 03, 2007 By: richard.ginn Category: Student Loan Mess, Uncategorized

now allowing some limited access to student finance data with personal information on millions of college aid applicants.

The University Of Texas At Austin….

May 02, 2007 By: richard.ginn Category: Student Loan Mess, Uncategorized

kept track of every single goodie given to them by student loan companies and ranked them from poor to very good as well.

New York Times Reports….

May 01, 2007 By: richard.ginn Category: Student Loan Mess, Uncategorized

on the New York Art College that has dropped a deal with a college loan lender after it felt the deal was not so good for its students. Also the article reports on a few more colleges that are going to agree to adopt a code of conduct.

Representative George Miller Who Is…

April 27, 2007 By: richard.ginn Category: Student Loan Mess, Uncategorized

a Democrat from California has sent the inspector general of the Education Department a letter wanting a review of the department’s policies against conflicts of interest and the financial disclosure forms of employees overseeing the federal loan program.