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Federal Spending Increased 4.4 Percent in 2007 (Kansas City InfoZine)
The federal government allocated $2.56 trillion in domestic spending for fiscal year 2007, up 4.4 percent from 2006, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
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NEWS: Lenders limit student loans at College (The Dartmouth)
When Lehman Brothers declared bankruptcy on Sept. 15, a number of the bank's employees -- alumni with outstanding student loans -- called Ron Hiser, director of Dartmouth Student Financial Services, to warn him that they did not know whether they would be keeping their jobs.
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Federal student loans weather financial crisis (Houston Chronicle)
The nation's financial meltdown has played out from Wall Street to the halls of Congress. But financial aid experts say the federal student loans that help pay tuition should remain safe through the 2009-10 school year.
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Students may have fewer loan options (Lawrence Journal-World)
Government-backed student loans have provided stability in uncertain economic times for most students, university officials said this week.
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Congress makes getting student loans easier (Reno Gazette-Journal)
The economic crisis is sending more Nevada families and students searching for ways to cover their portion of college costs, but recent action by Congress will make it easier for them to borrow tuition money through 2010.
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With no way out of trouble, more students likely to default (Seattle Times)
For Lora Ladd, the dream went like this: Get a great education in graphic design. Land a $40,000-a-year job. Pay off those student loans. Save some money and start a business.
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CUNA Mutual Group providing funds for new student loan program (Wisconsin State Journal)
CUNA Mutual Group, of Madison, has approved nearly 800 private student loans over the past several months in testing a new student lending program. The program, called CompleteEd, will offer student loans through credit unions and directly over the Internet, said Jeff Meyer, vice president of product development. He said the full student lending program could begin as early as next spring, ...
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Questions, answers about the bailout (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
The federal government’s $700 billion bank bailout could help home builders and mortgage lenders but is unlikely to bring fast relief to anybody trying to buy or sell a house. The Treasury Department’s future purchases of sour mortgages and other securities are designed to inject cash into the credit markets and restore confidence among shaken investors and consumers. But that may have only a ...
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McCain, Obama plan to improve higher education funding (Student Life)
With students applying for federal financial aid assistance in record numbers this year, the financial fate of college students may be impacted by who the next president of the United States will be.
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Private loan companies get creative (Student Life)
Free iPods, cash rewards, official-looking federal government seals—these are just a few of the tactics that private loan companies have been using to lure students.
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