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Choosing the Right Borrower Benefit Program  (91KB)
ISAC / September 2006
Looking for ways to compare borrower benefit programs? Review this new guide to make an educated decision on the borrower benefit program for your needs.

Helping Teens Get Good Grades in Money Management  (33KB)
FDIC / August 29 2006
For teens, saving money may not be as much fun as spending it, but putting dollars aside for their future and learning how to be smart consumers are still important things to do.

Federal Student Loans  (33KB)
Education Finance Council
Facts and Tips on managing your student loans

Scholarships: What You Need To Know  (33KB)
Education Finance Council
Here are some things to keep in mind as you search and apply for scholarships

America's Priciest Dorms  (89KB)
Christina Pryor / Business Week Online
At these schools, dorm rooms alone can cost more than $10,000 a year

Guaranteed Student Loans Cost Taxpayers Less
2007 Budget Data / America's Student Loan Providers
The FFELP Program: A Better Deal For Students & Taxpayers

Student loans: A heavy price
Pamela Yip / MCT News Service / Lansing State Journal
College bills drag debtors down years after graduation

Working Students
Kim Clark / U.S. News & World Report
New aid rules make student work a better deal

Most college graduates in debt
Washington / AP
Nearly two of every three undergraduate students are going into debt to go to college, owing an average of more than $19,000, most often to the government.

Attack Credit-Card, Student-Loan Debt Quickly (15KB)
Albert B. Crenshaw / courant.com / Washington Post
Once you've established your bank account, got your paycheck going and have your 401(k) set up, you can begin to get a handle on other financial things you might do.

Don't let college fees eat you alive (26KB)
Aviya Kushner / Bankrate.com / MSN Money
Late fees and other convenience fees can really add up. Your financial aid can go further if you keep these fees under control.

13 ways to get more dollars for your scholar (36KB)
Jennifer Mulrean / MSN Money
You can increase the financial assistance available to your college-age kids with a few simple steps. So minimize the income and the assets that 'count', keep cash out of junior's name and, if possible, send all the kids to college at once.

Cram for college costs in 5 years or less (34KB)
Liz Pulliam Weston / MSN Money
If time is running out and you're just starting to save, you need special quick-study strategies. Here are 18 tips on how to maximize the aid you can expect.

Students at Home (17K PDF)
Two years ago, when twins Ruth and Amanda Leppard decided to live at home while attending the nearby University of Central Florida, the whole family got together to talk about what would -- and wouldn't -- change from high school.

Coming to Terms With Student Loans (20K PDF)
Michelle Singletary / Washingtonpost.com
Got a degree? If you do, then you probably have student loans -- and a lot of questions about repaying them.

 

 

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