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The Motley Fool May 17, 2006 Selena Maranjian	Time Is Running Out for Student Borrowers Interest rates for student loan programs are expected to rise significantly on July 1, and that means the ultimate cost to borrowers will be going up. You can avoid this fiscal trouble, though, by consolidating your student loans.
Financial Planning March 1, 2008 Donald Jay Korn	Seeing Red Sallie Mae, the leading lender to college students, reported a $1.6 billion loss in the fourth quarter of 2007. Sallie Mae isn't the only student lender that has been bloodied recently. Students and parents need to be cautious when looking for student loans.
BusinessWeek January 30, 2006 Aaron Pressman	Student Loans: Outflank The Hikes Ahead Student loan interest rates are going up on June 30, but there are ways to cushion the blow.
BusinessWeek May 1, 2008	Navigating the Crunch A financial aid expert explains how borrowers can best ride it out.
The Motley Fool July 19, 2007 Dan Caplinger	Pay Less on Your Student Loans Should you consolidate your loans? Take the time to understand all the pros and cons before you choose what to do.
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Registered Rep. August 24, 2015 Lynn O'Shaughnessy	Tackling Student Debt Because high levels of student loan debt are far more common than they used to be, you should expect queries from clients about how to minimize their own balances, in addition to those of their grown children.
Registered Rep. June 1, 2008 Kevin McKinley	Student Loans At A Trickle Dozens of education loan providers have either scaled back their lending operations, or announced a departure from the business altogether.
The Motley Fool October 14, 2004 Selena Maranjian	Snag Ultra-Low Student Loan Rates Time is running out for the best deals on student loans.
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The Motley Fool January 28, 2010 Dan Caplinger	The Smartest Move Colleges Ever Made Eliminating the middleman serves both schools and students. Colleges are at least making the right response to the credit crisis by making loans directly to their students.
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