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When entering college, students can be ill prepared for the costs that present themselves. There is tuition, room and board, and books. Just buying pens and notebooks can really add up! Student financial aid is something that most look to for help and it comes in many forms. Student financial aid is designed to [...]

Getting ready to start college takes a lot of preparation on your part, this includes understanding the student loan borrowing process and how it works to help finance your education. First, you have to know that there are several different types of student loans that are available for you as a college student. All of [...]

After you graduate, leave school, or drop below half-time enrollment, you have six or nine months before you begin repaying your student loans. You will receive information about repayment and will be notified by your loan provider of the date loan repayment will begin.
If you default on your student loan, the maturity date of each [...]

Flashback news: President Bush signed into law a student loan bill that will provide more than $20 billion in college student federal aid and is being likened to the G.I. Bill, which helped millions of World War II veterans attend college.
The law, which received overwhelming bipartisan support in Congress, will slash federal subsidies to private [...]

Just like handling your classes, handling your budget is another part of the college life. When you begin college, you may want to establish a budget to help you manage your finances.
Your first step should include establishing what type of income you have. If you are working your way through college, you may have limited [...]

Studying at college can be an expensive business and you are likely to be considering taking out a Student Loan to help you meet all of the costs. Before you make a decision on which of the thousands of Student Loans that are available is right for you it is important to weigh out all [...]

Congratulations all you college student graduates of 2007. Expect a mailbox full of missives to help you transition from the college campus to the real world: congratulatory cards (with checks enclosed) from family and friends, a few job offers and plenty of enticements from lenders eager to handle your student loans and turn them [...]

Shopping for a student loan used to be as simple as picking a lender off your school’s “preferred lender list.”
Offered by almost all colleges and universities, preferred lender lists singled out on average four or five lenders that the school’s financial-aid office deemed would offer its students the best loan terms and customer service. Not [...]

While it is sometimes possible to get a private loan with a very low interest rate, your best bet is with federal student loans. The benefits of a low interest student loan is obvious. A lower interest rate means lower payments, a shortened repayment period and more money in your pocket.
Another added benefit of low [...]

 College Grants for Education Everyone loves free money, so why not find some to pay for college? There are numerous government and private organizations that fund grants for post-secondary students. These grants can be used to pay for tuition and other related expenses.While it is uncommon to hear the term grant and scholarship used interchangeable, they [...]