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| Congress passes student loans, highway jobs bill Royal Oak Daily Tribune WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress emphatically approved legislation Friday preserving jobs on transportation projects from coast to coast and avoiding interest rate increases on new loans to millions of college students, giving lawmakers campaign-season ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Congress Clears Highway, Student-Loan Measure San Francisco Chronicle The U.S. Congress today cleared a bill that will keep money flowing for highway and mass transit projects for the next 27 months. Besides transportation-related programs, the legislation extends for a year current student-loan interest rates, which had ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Student Housing REITs Likely To Benefit From Low Student Loan Rate Extension Seeking Alpha On June 29, Congress sidestepped a doubling of interest rates for new federal student loans. Under the bipartisan compromise, interest rates on new Stafford loans, which are subsidized by the federal government, will be 3.4 percent, which is where they ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Obama signs stop-gap student loan measure The Advocate WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has signed a short-term bill that avoids interest rate increases on new loans to millions of college s… See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Changes still in the works for student loans KWCH Criminal justice and business management major Brian Ginyard has spent a lot of money on his college education."It's not cheap but it's worth it in the long run if you find a good job," the Wichita. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Kilili: Student loan interest held at 3.4 percent Marianas Variety (Office of the CNMI Congressional Delegate) — Interest on federally subsidized Stafford loans will hold at 3.4 percent for another year, as a result of congressional action on Friday. The interest on these college loans had been scheduled to double to ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Student-loan interest to stay at 3.4% Pacific Daily News Congress passed a bill Friday that halts an increase in interest rates on student loans. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Student loan interest rates to remain for next fiscal year UTA The Shorthorn Congress approved legislation Friday that would allow student loan interest rates to remain the same for the next fiscal year. H.R. 4348, the bill drafted by the U.S. House of Representatives, extends funding for highway safety programs and federal ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| NEBRASKA REAPS REWARDS OF CONGRESSIONAL ACTION ON MAJOR ... PoliticalNews.me (press release) passage of a legislative package containing measures extending the lower rate for federally-funded student loans, restructuring and allocating National Flood Insurance funding,and continuing ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Murkowski Votes to Protect College Students from Rate Hike PoliticalNews.me (press release) The vote will keep the interest rate on subsidized student loans – scheduled to rise to 6.8% on July 1st – at 3.4%. An agreement on how to pay for the freeze includes changing the formulas for employers' pension contributions and premiums, and ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Congress passes bill to prevent interest rate increase for subsidized student ... YNN Hudson Valley Congress passes a bill to prevent an increase to federal student loan interest rates. A sigh of relief for many students. But as our Beth Croughan found out, it's not over yet as legislators will likely be discussing the issue again, next year. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Federal transportation bill means $719M for Wis. The Republic GREEN BAY, Wis. - The new highway bill that Congress approved this week preserves funding flexibility for transit systems in Green Bay and Appleton, and provides Wisconsin $1.4 billion in funding over the next two years. See all stories on this topic » | ||
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| Gov. Beshear Holds Ceremonial Bill Signing for House Bill 362 SurfKY News Revenue generated will support the Kentucky Higher Education Student Loan Corporation (KHESLC) that oversees ARC and its sister agency, the Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority (KHEAA). KHEAA is the state agency that provides college ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Students, Your Interest Rates Are Safe... For Now Village Voice (blog) Back in April, the Voice reported on the impending student loan crisis that would have to be solved before July 1st - the day when the interest rates on 7 million students' federal loans would double to 6.8%. With the SCOTUS decision overwhelming the ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Buried in debt, young people find dreams elusive KPLU News for Seattle and the Northwest Holshue's student loans for her bachelor's and nursing degrees total $140000. "I think at last count there was something like 20 different loans," she says, paging through a thick binder of loan statements. Holshue says she's in debt more than her ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| College students to receive loans as state ups tertiary spending University World News Kenya has set aside at least 100 million shillings (US$2 million) in the coming year for loans to students in middle-level colleges as the country seeks to absorb more students into the post-secondary school system. Universities have also received a ... See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Lower loan rates critical Taylor Daily Press College students – and many parents – can breathe a sigh of relief as the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday passed a bill that includes legislation holding student loan rates steady at least one more year. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Boehner says deal near on highways, student loan WRAL.com House Speaker John Boehner says bipartisan agreements are near to prevent interest rates on student loans from rising and to revamp the nation's transportation programs. See all stories on this topic » | ||
| Declare Your Independence From Student Debt Melodika.net (press release) Many students are graduating with student loan debts so large that they are unable to pay them off. In many cases, this debt is damaging their ability to make major purchases post-graduation. This Independence Day, take the first step in helping your ... See all stories on this topic » |
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| Student Loan Program Pumps Legal Ed Bubble: For Now | Via Meadia By Walter Russell Mead Student Loan Program Pumps Legal Ed Bubble: For Now. The news from the legal world keeps getting worse. Recent financial data published by the University of California-Hastings, a San Francisco law school that is part of the UC system, ... Via Meadia | ||
| Student loan deal pales against other education cuts that may cost ... By By Claudio Sanchez | NPR A bill passed to keep interest rates on government-backed student loans from doubling is a victory for students, but other deals could cost them more long-term. KPCC: Latest News | ||
| Congress Passes Measure To Halt Student Loan Rate Rise | WERE ... By roneam1490were via BBC News. In a rare outbreak of bipartisan voting, the US Congress has passed a measure preventing student loan interest rates from doubling. With a deadline looming, lawmakers passed the measure as part of a larger transportation bill ... WERE-AM 1490 | ||
| Student loan interest rates are not the problem - BlogsMonroe.com By Paula Wethington There was quite a chatter on the news feeds this past week about the student loan interest rate on new federal Stafford loans, specifically whether it would remain at the 3.4 percent that was in effect for 2011-12 academic year or bump up to 6.8 ... Monroe on a Budget | ||
| Undernews: Student loan strike? By SAM SMITH Salon - The White House, Congress and the Romney campaign were all keen to keep the student loan rates capped at 3.4 percent for now (just 34 times higher than the rate at which banks can borrow from the Fed), rather than doubling them ... Undernews | ||
| All Education Matters: Student Loan Rate Bill Passes In The House ... By Cryn Johannsen A non-profit organization dedicated to the eradication of all student loan debt through activism, education, and legislation; because student loan debt is dangerous to the US economy and to the health and well-being of individual Americans ... All Education Matters | ||
| Brief relief, long-term questions on student loans | Online Athens By Christine Armario OnlineAthens.com is the daily online edition of The Athens (GA) Banner-Herald. National News | ||
| AP and Report on Student Loans Exaggerates Potential - BizzyBlog By Tom From the headlines to the verbiage in many establishment press write-ups, it would be easy to believe that the just-resolved controversy over interest rates on student loans affects virtually everyone in college who has borrowed money and ... BizzyBlog | ||
| 5% of For-Profit Colleges Will Fail on New Regulations | Education ... By S.D. Lawrence These colleges have higher student loan default rates than traditional schools and garnered $32 billion in US student aid for the 2009-10 school year. Federal funding can account for up to 90% of their revenue and there are concerns that their ... Education News | ||
| Meet the 112th | Congress clears transportation bill carrying $100 ... By The Oregonian June 29–WASHINGTON — Breaking a partisan blockade with only hours to spare, Congress passed a transportation bill Friday stuffed with add-ons that will provide $100 million to Oregon's struggling rural counties, prevent student loan rates ... Meet the 112th | ||
| So Congress did something. The Highway bill passes « Hot Air By Jazz Shaw Congress on Friday approved legislation that will extend federal highway programs through 2014, a low interest rate on student loans for one year, and the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) for five years. Leaders in the House and ... Hot Air » Top Picks | ||
| Congress Keeps Student Loan Rates From Rising By Nick Chiles Congress may have averted a doubling of interest rates on millions of new federal student loans, but the fix is only for a year. Just in time, Congress. Atlanta Black Star | ||
| Claiming back your housing deposit: a student guide | Ones to Watch By Matt Hewson This time of year is one fraught with distress for students. Results are rolling in thick and fast, it's at least a four month hiatus from all your university friends, student loans aren't coming in until next October… and for many of us, our delightful ... Ones to Watch |
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| A Student-Loan Solution We Should Be Talking About Tuesday, Senate leaders said that they had reached a deal to freeze student- loan rates at 3.4 percent—rather than allowing them to double on July 1. prospect.org/.../student-loan-solution-we-should-be-talking-ab... |
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