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State using $50 million bond to solve student loan crisis (Lexington Herald-Leader)
Kentucky will pump $50 million into a state agency so it can resume issuing loans to college students as they begin fall classes. Gov. Steve Beshear announced Friday that the state will buy a $50 million bond from the non-profit Kentucky Higher Education Student Loan Corp., usually referred to as The Student Loan People. The .bridge loan,. as Beshear called it, will jump-start the ...
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Drop in federal aid no reason for worry (The Optimist)
Reports of diminishing availability of loan money in conjunction with a recent increase in Stafford loan amounts seem to present conflicting information to money conscious students. While Darrell Horn, associate director of Counselors for Student Financial Services, said adquiring loans may be more difficult nationally, ACU students have little reason to worry.
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How to get the best loan rates (Bankrate.com via Yahoo! Finance)
Learn about the forces that drive rates on several different types of loans in this tough lending environment.
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Careful with that plastic (Colorado Daily)
Getting one's first credit card can be tremendously exciting and sort of a rite of passage into economic adulthood -- but students also should be aware of the potential pitfalls of plastic.
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Montigny urges special session to restore student loan program (The Standard-Times)
State lawmakers could be called back into session to try to restore the suspended MEFA student loan program if state Sen. Mark C.W. Montigny has his way.
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Arkansas News Bureau (Arkansas News Bureau)
Fort Chaffee could house storm evacuees again By Jeff Arnold FORT SMITH - If Tropical Storm Gustav reaches hurricane strength and forces evacuations from the Gulf Coast reminiscent of Hurricane Katrina, the state of Arkansas will house up to 4,000 evacuees from Louisiana at Fort Chaffee.
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Desert Trail - Yucca Valley, CA: Ara (Desert Trail)
Automotive ( top ) Clint Bowyer on Motorcycle Safety (ARA) - An increase of motorcycles on the road and the fact that less than half have taken an organized rider education course, indicates a need for increased awareness of proper motorcycle safety.
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Qualifying for a student loan (CNN Money)
The student loan market is rejecting more applicants because of too-low credit scores, but the market is still advancing money, even as colleges prepare to resume classes. Some tips from CNN's Gerri Willis on how to nab a loan.
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Steps to take before turning to banks (Dallas Morning News)
Despite the troubles in the private student loan market, other sources of funds are available. You just have to know where to look.
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Census: More Nebraskans without health insurance (Lincoln Journal Star)
OMAHA — Nearly 13 percent of Nebraskans have no health insurance coverage, according to a new report from the U.S. Census Bureau. The state’s two-year average uninsured rate for 2006-2007 is up 2.3 percentage points, to 12.8 percent, from the average rate of 2004-2005, 10.5 percent.
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