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NEWS ABOUT: student loan authorities

student loan authorities stories: 2 news summaries

Credit Crisis Squeezes Student Loans

Families struggle to
pay college tuition as
loan market dries up

Oct 17, 08 2:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - The economic downturn is hitting college students hard, the New York Times reports. Job losses and the disappearing loan market are strangling formerly robust family plans to foot college tuition fees. Private lenders, used by many students to fill the gap between federal aid and the total cost of college,... More »

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higher education • credit crisis • college tuition • colleges and universities • student loan authorities • college student • students • financial crisis

Credit Crunch Extends to Student Loans

Investors balk on bonds key to students, museums, cities

Feb 13, 08 8:27 AM CST
(Newser) - A huge new group of borrowers—from students to museums to local governments—are about to find their credit drying up, as the subprime meltdown that has already cost banks $100 billion continues to spread, reports the Wall Street Journal.  In the last few days, investors have backed away... More »

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student loans • credit market • Carnegie Mellon University • borrowers • subprime crisis • college loans • student loan authorities

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