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1 week left to merge student loans
Atlanta Journal Constitution (subscription),  USA - Jun 22, 2006 The last time Craig Boardman tried to consolidate his student loans, in 2003, he was joined by hordes of people. Boardman went to

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TPMCafe, NY - 14 hours ago then struggle to repay it. Without question, student loans can be one of the best investments of a lifetime. A college degree is

Student loans hitting deadline
Akron Beacon Journal, OH - Jun 12, 2006 By Courtney Blowers. Student loans can be such a bummer. Thousands of dollars waiting to weigh you down after graduation. Paying

Big date approaching for student loans
Pioneer Press, MN - Jun 20, 2006 There are a few critical rules you should follow when consolidating student loans. Do it today: Contact your current lender(s) to discuss consolidation.

Rush to refinance student loans
Marketplace, MN - 13 hours ago Students and their parents are rushing to refinance student loans before an interest rate increase takes effect this weekend. Stacey Vanek-Smith reports.

Clock is ticking on student loans
San Antonio Express (subscription), TX - Jun 23, 2006 But many borrowers are still undecided on whether to refinance their debts by converting traditional student loans which have variable rates to a single

Cuts to fund vets' data monitoring draws fire
Daily Breeze, CA - 19 hours ago WASHINGTON — Two Senate Democrats on Wednesday criticized a White House plan to cut money intended for food stamps, student loans and farmers to pay for

Get handle on student loans
New York Daily News, NY - Jun 14, 2006 In cases like these, checks appear on the list, just not in the anticipated order. And then there are those with student loans.

Rising interest on student loans a real-world lesson
Allentown Morning Call, PA - Jun 21, 2006 Consolidating your student loans is probably the last thing you want to think about when you just walked across a stage in cap and gown and your parents are

Deadline Looms For Student Loan Consolidation
NBC5.com, IL - 15 hours ago country. On Saturday rates for student loans will increase 2 percentage points, but there is something students can do about it.

Mortgage approvals in May at highest level since 2002 - British
Firstrung, UK - 14 hours ago New lending on personal loans and overdrafts in May was stronger than of late (overdrafts rising as Aprils end-month payments went through in May) and after

Student loan rates to increase July 1 
Brigham Young NewsNet - Jun 15 9:29 AM
Student loan rates will increase dramatically July 1, a jump that could cost students thousands of dollars if they don’t consolidate now.Save to My Web

Student Loan Interest Rates About To Take A Hike 
ABC News 4 - Jun 19 4:12 PM
For millions of people time is running out to consolidate student loans. After June 30th, interest rates will increase by more than 2%. Student loans…they’re easy to take out…but for most, they’re a pain to repay. Right now student loans sit at a variable interest rate with a cap of 2% per year.Save to My Web

Welcome to Public Opinion - Chambersburg, PA 
Public Opinion - Jun 23 11:05 PM
As the interest rate for federal student loans is set to increase by nearly 2 percent on July 1, recent college graduates such as Jessica Landis of Mercersburg are trying to beat the deadline to lock in lower rates.Save to My Web

WEB REVIEW: Student loan resources 
Kansas City Star - Jun 25 7:34 AM
These websites provide information about financing a college education.Save to My Web

Student loans may qualify as CLASS ACT
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, PA - Jun 9, 2006 By Misty D. Chybrzynski. That appears true for a federal program that aims to reduce or eliminate the student loan debts being carried

End of 'single holder rule' lets student loan consolidators shop
USA Today - Jun 19, 2006 If you're planning to consolidate your student loans, you no longer have to dance with the date that brung you. An emergency spending

Consolidating student loans now could save you plenty later
Sun-Sentinel.com, FL - Jun 7, 2006 Now may be the best chance college graduates and borrowers still in school have to lighten the burden of repaying federal student loans.

DELAY AND PAY
Lowell Sun - However, students such as Frye and their parents can limit their liability on loans they’ve already taken out for undergraduate and graduate work by locking up a consolidation loan before July 1. A fixed-rate consolidation loan has a 5.37 percent

Deadline looming for college students to consolidate debt
Waterbury Republican-American - A consolidation loan on $20,000 at 6.625 percent after July 1 would cost $151 over 20 years, he said. Although an extra $22 per month may not seem like a big deal, over the life of the loan it ends up costing the borrower more than $5,000 extra. (This

In Our Towns
Myrtle Beach Online - The release recommended borrowers check with loan counselors to see if a federal consolidation loan would help. The consolidation loans allow borrowers to combine eligible federal loans into one monthly payment with a fixed interest rate and an

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Philadelphia Inquirer - How about a debt consolidation loan at 10 points above prime? Name your terms, but please, please, make it stop! Handy accessory. Man, I have got to get my hands on one of those fanny packs that Jack Bauer wears on 24 . The bag is about the size of a

Color of Money Live
Washington Post - If you meant should you get a consolidation loan I think that’s not a bad idea if the rate is good (lower than what you are paying) and you are truly healed from your credit card habit. _____ Washington, DC: Michelle - Awhile ago

Student loan rates to climb
Iowa City Press-Citizen - If they returned to school and added another loan and now consolidate again, the new consolidation loan would have a higher interest rate based on the weighted average of all loans going into it. Student loan rates change annually, based on the three

EdFed - Fastest Consolidations in the Country
KASA Fox 2 - The timeline for disbursement of a consolidation loan can range between one week and two months, depending on how cooperative the original lender is. EdFed’s loan specialists follow up with these companies on a daily basis to ensure timely

Act NOW To Save On Student Loans Ray Martin : Speed Critical To Pay
CBS News - Your payment will never change on a loan consolidation loan.” But, stressed Martin, time is of the essence. “If you’re a current student and you have loans or you’re a graduated student and you have loans, you have got to look at loan consolidation

Paying off your chiropractic student loans
Chiropractic News - Jun 18, 2006 Some of the comments received have been posted here. The most important student loan news I received from a lender who gets adjusted in my chiropractic office.

Student loan rates slated to increase July 1
Drexel University The Triangle Online, PA - Jun 5, 2006 "Student loan consolidation is the best way to protect yourself from a very significant interest rate increase on July 1," said Keith D'Ambra, senior vice

Struggling salesman crafts a fresh start
DetNews.com, MI - 19 hours ago Account history: While current on his rent and other accounts, Powell has a deferred student loan payment coming up in a few months.

Reducing Student Loan Debt
KLAS-TV, NV - May 31, 2006 Eric Bornemeier, with TelNet, said, "What we're doing is encouraging people to act on their student loan consolidation debt to allow them to save thousands of

It s not too late to beat student loan rate hikes
Marietta Times, OH - Jun 12, 2006 The second largest interest rate hike in the history of the student loan program is only weeks away and local students will be among the millions affected, but

Mellody Hobson: Student Loan Consolidation
ABC News - June 16, 2006 The June 30 deadline for college graduates, parents and students to consolidate their student loans to avoid rate increases is just two weeks away, and it’s time to take advantage of consolidation if you haven’t done so already. Loan

A More Affordable Higher Education: Consolidate Federal Loans by June
Magic City Morning Star - America’s middle class is really feeling the squeeze these days. Gas prices are at record highs, health care costs continue to increase, and college tuition seems to be climbing with no end in sight. But if families act fast, there is a way to save

President Bush Signs Repeal of the Single Lender Rule; Enables
Forbes - On Thursday, June 16, 2006, President Bush signed the repeal of the Single Lender Rule, which states that if a borrower has all of their loans with a single lender, that borrower must use that lender to consolidate their loans. The repeal of the

Graduated Interest Act Fast to Lock In College Loan Rates, Set to Rise
Washington Post - College costs keep spiraling upward, and now the cost of borrowing to pay for higher education is about to spike, too. Students, and their parents, have taken comfort in a half-decade of ultra-cheap college loans, loading up on debt to cover the

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Consolidate loans to pay off student debt
Miami Herald - Borrowers with the common Stafford and Plus student loans are likely to see their interest rates jump by about 2 percentage points at the end of May, adding thousands to the cost of repaying a typical loan. So put July 1 on your calendar. That’s the

Student loan interest rates rising
News 14 Raleigh / Durham - RALEIGH — Those of you with college loans need to know about big changes on the way. On July 1, interest rates will go up on average 2 percent. That could mean thousands of dollars for current students and graduates. Phones are ringing off the hook

Congress Votes to Give Students More Options on Loans 
[Press Release] PR Web via Yahoo! News - Jun 15 8:37 AM
La Jolla, CA (PRWEB) June 15, 2006 The Senate today passed the Emergency Supplemental Appropriations bill which includes a provision repealing the controversial single holder rule.Save to My Web

Local colleges address Internet security 
Coppell Gazette - Jun 13 8:43 AM
Computer security issues have made the news recently after information about millions of veterans was stolen and student loan information from the Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corporation was lost.Save to My Web

Student Loan Consolidation: Thousands of Dollars At Risk If College Graduates Delay 
[Press Release] PR Web - Jun 07 12:29 AM
This month, approximately 4 million college students will leave campus for good, taking away diplomas, friendships, and an average of $23,000 in federal student loans. The first shock of life after college may not be the workforce for many graduates, though. On July 1, 2006, graduates with federal Stafford loans will be facing a significant increase in their student loan interest rates, from Save to My Web

Scoop IV Transcript: John Key TalksTax Cuts 
Scoop.co.nz - 16 minutes ago
Following the recent budget Scoop thought it would be worthwhile to go and have a chat to National’s finance spokesperson John Key and see what, if any, of the plans National had before the election were still on the table.Save to My Web

First Marblehead Announces Expected Revenues on $673.3 Million Private Student Loan Securitization 
[Press Release] Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Jun 08 5:30 AM
BOSTON—-June 8, 2006–The First Marblehead Corporation today announced completion of the pricing of debt securities to be issued by The National Collegiate Student Loan Trust 2006-2 in a previously announced securitization of private student loans.Save to My Web

Fitch Rates The National Collegiate Student Loan Trust 2006-2 
[Press Release] Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance - Jun 08 3:41 PM
NEW YORK—-June 8, 2006–Fitch rates the Student Loan Asset Backed Notes issued by The National Collegiate Student Loan Trust 2006-2 as follows:Save to My Web

More car buyers take longer loans 
Contra Costa Times - Jun 01 3:07 AM
It appears we’ve hit another consumer milestone, and it’s not one we should be proud of either. Last year it was our savings rate. In 2005, for the first time since the Great Depression, the personal savings rate fell into negative territory.Save to My Web

Refinancing A Home Mortgage: How To Qualify For the Best Rate 
[Press Release] PR Web via Yahoo! News - Jun 10 1:17 AM
Irvine, CA (PRWEB) April 25, 2006 — How do you qualify for the best interest rate when refinancing your home mortgage?Save to My Web

Artist Neiman Reflects on Hopkins 
Boxing Insider - Jun 05 9:21 PM
It’s always a privilege to talk with insiders such as LeRoy Neiman who have a perspective on boxing that dates back over a half century. Neiman has been around boxing since the days of his hometown hero Tommy Gibbons from St. Paul, MN.Save to My Web

GE Launches New Consumer Financing Program with Thunder Mountain Custom Cycles 
The Auto Channel - Jun 12 1:04 PM
ST. PAUL, Minn.–June 12, 2006–GE Consumer Finance’s Retail Sales Finance unit today announced a new multi-year agreement with Thunder Mountain Custom Cycles to provide revolving and installment consumer financing programs for the Colorado-based company’s dealers across the United States.Save to My Web

Credit Spending, Auto Loans Up in April 
Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune - Jun 07 12:41 PM
WASHINGTON (AP) - Americans increased their borrowing in April at the fastest pace in 10 months as credit card spending and auto loans both picked up. The Federal Reserve reported Wednesday that consumer borrowing rose at an annual rate of 5.9 percent in April, a significant increase from a tiny 0.8 percent gain in March. It was unclear, however, how long the rebound in borrowing would last given Save to My Web

Honda to build new plants in US, Japan
BusinessWeek - May 16, 2006 Home Equity and Mortgage Loans - E-LOAN Online Lenders Offer Home Equity Loans, Cash Out Refinancing, Mortgages, and Auto Loans at Low Rates.

Bank of China readies world-class stock sale
Chicago Tribune, United States - May 22, 2006 bank's chief executive officer, told reporters in Hong Kong that the lender was the leader in many of the fastest-growing businesses–like auto loans, in which

Turkey consumers apply for real estate loans via cell phone
Inman.com (subscription), CA - May 18, 2006 translation: "Speedy cell credit"), a service that allows consumers to apply via cell phone for mortgages, general purpose credit and auto loans, Fair Isaac

Encore board may seek a buyer
San Diego Union Tribune, United States - Jun 6, 2006 collect. While it previously focused on credit card debt, the company recently has expanded into unpaid medical bills and auto loans.

Asset securitisation norms hit banks
Economic Times, India - May 14, 2006 Typically, banks securitise retail loans under portfolios like housing, personal and auto loans. This frees up their capital for further business.

Indian Banking System- Growing At An Admirably Faster Pace
PressZoom (press release), Netherlands - May 30, 2006 Typically, the retail banking industry encompasses the services such as credit cards, housing loans, educational loans and auto loans etc.

Analysts: BAY stands to gain from GE deal
Bangkok Post, Thailand - May 18, 2006 Its assets at the end of March totalled 17.3 billion baht, compared with 661 billion for BAY. ''Auto loans represent the largest segment for GE Thailand.

US consumer credit grows at 5.9 percent in April
People’s Daily Online, China - Jun 7, 2006 Americans' borrowing for auto loans and other types of non- revolving credit surged at a rate of 6.7 percent in April, following a drop of 2.6 percent in the