Monday, April 17, 2006

Student Loan - Sen. Durbin, Rep. Miller to Discuss New Legislation to Cut College Loan Interest Rates; News Teleconference Today at


Sen. Durbin, Rep. Miller to Discuss New Legislation to Cut College Loan Interest Rates; News Teleconference Today at
Sen. Richard Durbin, D-Ill., and Rep. George Miller, D-Calif., will join Campaign for America's Future co-director Robert Borosage on a conference call with reporters today (April 13) at 2:30 p.m. EDT to discuss nationwide organizing efforts to make college more affordable and new legislation designed to cut interest rates in half on college loans.

'Game over' July 1 for student loan rate lock-in
Eileen Ambrose -- Personal Finance Ayear ago, borrowers consolidated education loans in droves to lock in the lowest interest rates in the federal loan program's 40-year history.

Federal budget carving the heart out of education
Congress is considering President Bushs proposed budget. Our community has a stake in the process because the budget determines whether our children, college students and schools will have the resources necessary for a quality education.

Panel mulls study of proposed agency loans sale
JEFFERSON CITY A House committee Tuesday considered whether an independent financial and legal analysis should be conducted of the proposed sale of loans held by the Missouri Higher Education Loan Authority.

Durbin weighs in on rising student loan interest rates
The cost of higher education is skyrocketing and student loans won't be as much a relief as they have been before. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-Ill) spoke at a student town hall meeting last Thursday in SCE about the impending cuts to federal financial aid programs-cuts that could cost current and future college students thousands of dollars.

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