Sunday, May 20, 2007

Grads' Study Assignment: Loan Consolidation
Washington Post, DC - 11 hours ago
Under the federal consolidation program, student and parent borrowers can bundle all of their loans into one fixed-rate loan and stretch out the payments to ...
While diploma's fresh, get student-loan consolidation in order Denver Post
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OU alum group answers AG's questions about relationship with loan ...
The Athens News, OH - May 17, 2007
"These relationships provide valuable information and opportunities to alumni regarding student-loan consolidation, as well as generating income that helps ...
Student Loan Financial Group Launches Site for Law Students to ...
Emediawire (press release), WA - May 10, 2007
A recent student found that law school debt prevented 66% of student respondents from considering a public interest or government job. A consolidation loan ...
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Student loan scandal: Effects on consolidation
CNNMoney.com - May 10, 2007
You can put it to good use navigating the complex maze that is the student loan industry as you consider whether to consolidate your federal student loans. ...
Cuomo Widens Student Loan Investigation
WTOP, DC - May 3, 2007
Cuomo is asking whether the alumni groups that endorsed loan consolidation companies received any benefit or payments from lenders. ...
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Student loan probe nets 3 Illinois schools
Joliet Herald News, IL - May 5, 2007
A U. of I. Alumni Association spokeswoman said the group agreed with Nelnet in 2002 to provide information to alumni about student loan consolidation. ...

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Student Loan Probe Expands to Include Alumni Associations
Washington Post, DC - May 3, 2007
The company added in a statement: "These relationships provide valuable information and opportunities to alumni regarding student loan consolidation, ...
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The First Casualty
Inside Higher Ed, DC - May 15, 2007
Cuomo accused Burt and financial aid officers at Columbia University and the University of Southern California of owning stock in a student loan company ...
College-loan inquiry touches UA
Arizona Daily Star, AZ - May 5, 2007
An arrangement between the UA Alumni Association and a student-loan consolidation company has come under the scrutiny of New York's attorney general as a ...
Miami University reveals ties to student loan firm
Lebanon Western Star, OH - May 8, 2007
In return, the university receives $25000 a year from Nelnet plus $100 per each person who signs up for a loan consolidation, said Claire Wagner, ...
Colleges Relying on Lenders to Counsel Students
New York Times, NY - Apr 20, 2007
“There is no shortage of erroneous information that a student could receive in a group counseling session,” Ms. Gross said. “Student loan consolidation ...
Attorney general probes student lenders
Palm Beach Post, FL - May 10, 2007
At Florida Atlantic University, University Financial Services, a loan consolidation firm that donates to the school's foundation, uses FAU's name on its Web ...
Nelnet also targeted in New Jersey loan probe
Sioux City Journal, IA - May 7, 2007
Loan consolidation allows borrowers to repackage debt -- often held by several banks or lenders and covering undergraduate and graduate studies at different ...
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Your Money: Careful when consolidating student loans
USA Today - May 7, 2007
But if you borrowed to pay for college, much of your mail will come from lenders, urging you to consolidate your student loans. Loan consolidation pitches ...
Cuomo widens student loan investigation
Hinesberg Journal, Canada - May 7, 2007
Nelnet said it has agreements with 120 alumni groups that are legal under federal law. The company said it uses member lists to market its consolidation ...
Nelnet also targeted in New Jersey loan probe
Beatrice Daily Sun, NE - May 5, 2007
Loan consolidation allows borrowers to repackage debt _ often held by several banks or lenders and covering undergraduate and graduate studies at different ...
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College loan audit reviewed
Newsday, NY - May 11, 2007
WASHINGTON - The Justice Department is reviewing an audit that found hundreds of millions of dollars have been improperly paid to a student loan company, ...
Universities allow loan companies to counsel students on repayment
Austin American-Statesman (subscription), TX - Apr 20, 2007
"There is no shortage of erroneous information that a student could receive in a group counseling session," Gross said. "Student loan consolidation makes ...
Three most recent discussions
Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription) - May 11, 2007
Mr. Rabner said he was searching for any information on agreements that colleges made to promote certain lenders or to receive money in return for loan ...
Statement From Nelnet Regarding a Subpoena Issued to the Company ...
PR Newswire (press release), NY - May 3, 2007
These relationships provide valuable information and opportunities to alumni regarding student loan consolidation, as well as generating income that helps ...
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Fla. Joins Inquiry Into College Loan Deals
The Ledger, FL - May 11, 2007
But according to a contract obtained by the Times, Sallie Mae told FSU it had also reached advance agreements with lenders Student Loan Xpress and JP Morgan ...
Cuomo widens student loan investigation
Howell Times and Transcript, UT - May 3, 2007
"Unfortunately, it appears that student loan scams don‘t end at graduation," Cuomo said. He has released no information on any of the relationships. ...
NY expands student loan investigation
Los Angeles Times, CA - May 4, 2007
The New York attorney general has expanded his investigation of the student loan industry by questioning whether borrowers are improperly steered to a ...
A final fiscal examination
Detroit Free Press, MI - May 4, 2007
But based on rates so far, some financial aid experts estimate that student loan rates could go up by 2 percentage points or so as of July 1. ...
National probe of student loans quizzing UA Alumni Association
Tucson Citizen, AZ - May 5, 2007
The office is looking at the partnerships between 90 alumni associations and Nelnet Inc., a consolidation student loan provider listed as an "official ...
New Targets in Loan Inquiry
Inside Higher Ed, DC - May 4, 2007
Thursday, however, Cuomo opened what he called a “new front” in his ever-expanding investigation into the student loan industry — and this time, ...
JP Morgan to Stop Alumni Deals
Wall Street Journal - May 7, 2007
There, a link to the Alumni Loan Consolidation Program led to what "appears to be a Chase site," the letter says. Tom Kelly, a JP Morgan spokesman, ...
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Loan Inquiry Turns to Deals With Alumni Associations
New York Times, NY - May 3, 2007
The companies are trying to sell consolidation loans, by which graduates combine multiple student loans, ideally lowering their overall interest rate, ...
Seven private colleges being probed by state
Miami Herald, FL - May 15, 2007
Spokeswoman Margot Winick said the school ``supports any efforts to promote ethical conduct in the student loan industry.'' ...
Student loans are debtor’s prisons for many
Valley News Network, CA - Apr 27, 2007
The entire mess began about 10 years ago, when executives at the quasi-public Student Loan Marketing Association convinced Congress to let it become ...

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