Q. We have been funding our granddaughter’s college fund almost since birth. He now has $ 100,000 and has two more years of high school in which we plan to continue contributing to the account. She is a very good straight A student and is considering applying for scholarships to help with college. A financial […]
UC’s board of directors met on Tuesday to discuss methods of making financial aid letters more accessible to students. During the public comment session of the Investment Committee meeting, several speakers stressed the importance of budget allocation for diversity and inclusion purposes and expressed their opposition to the roughly $ 140 million spent on the […]
The House of Representatives passed an amendment to extend the protection of student loans granted under the CARES Act to those whose debt is held privately. The actions taken under the CARES Act were to suspend student loan repayments and suspend interest until September 30, but this only applied to federal student loans held by […]
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Democratic Representative Madeleine Dean, December 12, 2019 (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo by … [+] SAUL LOEB / AFP via Getty Images) AFP via Getty Images This article has been updated to reflect the fact that this law was passed by the House on July 21, 2020. Representative Madeleine Dean (D-PA) introduced legislation […]
Helen Faith has been appointed the new director of the UW-Madison Student Financial Aid Office. Faith has twenty years of experience in financial aid in public and private institutions, and 2 and 4 years. Her in-depth knowledge of policies and regulations has made her a key resource for colleagues and policy advocates. She was a […]
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KY3) – Parents in Missouri can now use Apple Pay, Google Pay, and PayPal to make their monthly child support payment. The child support program through the Missouri Department of Human Services made the announcement Monday. The Missouri DSS says this comes as Missourians look for more ways to do business without […]
While the term “student loan†is often used to describe any type of graduate student debt, there are two distinct types of loans that have their fair share of differences: federal student loans and private student loans. Both carry some risk, but private loans lack many of the protections and benefits available with federal loans. […]
July 14, 2020 3:49 PM Posted: July 14, 2020 3:49 PM JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri (Release from the Department of Social Services) – In the wake of COVID-19, Missourians are looking for more ways to do business without leaving home, and today the Department of Social Services’ Child Support Program announces parents can now use Apple […]
NEWARK, Dela .– (COMMERCIAL THREAD) – Although the scenery may look different this fall, over 80% of families are planning to go to college this year. Inevitably, the conversation turns to how families will pay for this education. After scholarships, grants, and federal financial aid, private student loans like those offered by Sallie Mae can […]