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FAP909: End of Student Credit Cards, Student Loan enrollment Listen now: Updated: a bug in the MP3 address has been fixed! Weekly Financial Aid Roundup Amazon Kindle DX. Elimination of Student Credit Cards Scholarship Update Check out our pile of featured scholarships! Scholarship Points Instructions Are you a Scholarship Points member? In today’s show, get a Points code for 20 Scholarship Points [...]
Audio|Fri, 8 May 2009
|US senatefound at1:36, 4:51
“…is not attained the age of eighteen. A similar bill in the US senate would affect more college students that legislation. S 235. Would prohibit companies issue credit cards to people under 21. -- completed a financial literacy course and had eight co signer. If the legislation passes in the Senate version and they merge the two together using the provisions the Senate version the market for student credit cards will obviously be completely wiped out. Why does protect students from. Raising incredible amounts of …”
“…sure the sun's not gonna save any money. Time now for a scholarship update. . In this week's scholarship update we've got a ton of features scholarships interest. Still whole lot of work on student scholarship search dot com. You want to check out what we've got up and we've got three college scholarships. The 10000 dollar scholarship we've got our -- 10000 dollar scholarship. Just added the a place city 500 dollar scholarship -- shows a smile photo scholarship some -- like dirt simple easy to enter you take a picture of yourself for the digital camera uploaded to the site and it's a random drug. Fast we've got a new fast -- stuff up there. Winning surveys dot …”
FAP908: Comparing student loans, Selective Service, Free stuff, Bob Gentry Listen now: Weekly Financial Aid Roundup A new article looking at the differences in interest rates for various graduate student loans over at GradLoans.com. Scholarship Update National Geographic’s Galapagos Exploration award, plus ScholarshipPoints.com drawings in just 6 days. Scholarship Points Instructions Are you a Scholarship Points member? In today’s show, get [...]
Audio|Fri, 24 Apr 2009
|Stafford loanfound at3:25, 1:44
“…great that you don't have the discipline intelligence to monitor student loan interest rates that frequently. Just take at a federal student loan in -- but interest rates are fixed so locked in so for a couple years they're not gonna be as good deals private student loans but refuse after that. He'll be lower cost you can find those over its Stafford loan dot com. And parent plus loan dot com. That's news for the secrets move on to a scholarship update. In this week's …”
“…from 14% to 43%. And just five short years now. Not using federal student loans like the Stafford -- is and a great idea federal student loans come with things like with three year deferment entitlement which lets -- postpone payments. At the cost of accrued interest for up …”
FAP907: Free scholarships book giveaway, Earth day free stuff Listen now: Weekly Financial Aid Roundup The show turned 4 years old this week! Sallie Mae’s student loan proposal - a review. Scholarship Points Instructions Are you a Scholarship Points member? In today’s show, get a Points code for 20 Scholarship Points by subscribing to the podcast and listening to the [...]
Audio|Fri, 17 Apr 2009
|Department of Educationfound at2:00, 3:39
“…The masts alone purchase implant in the legislation which effectively requires the Department of Education to purchase any federal student loan issued by a student loan company is in -- that while this doesn't significantly impact things Stafford loans. . It does include the credit based -- parent plus loan for undergraduate students in the graduate plus slump which creates an incentive to lend to without risk to the lender. Currently the credit restrictions on plus loans are looser than on private student and so the Department of Education would end up buying loans issued to borrowers who. Probably shouldn't be issued loans and that's bad for you as a student. …”
“…clause says. If float if their lender sells a loan to the department of education and the student defaults on that loan. Be a lender should have to buy it back from that the Department of Education at least prevent a major hit tax payers. That's news for this week let's move on some news you can news. …”
FAP906: Parent loans, tax refunds, free stuff, Black Lab Listen now: Weekly Financial Aid Roundup Breaking - the Department of Education has canceled PLUS loan auctions. Through a notice in the Federal Register of March 3, 2009, the Department established an April 1, 2009 deadline for the submission of pre-qualification requests under the Competitive Loan Auction Pilot Program [...]
Audio|Fri, 10 Apr 2009
|Department of Educationfound at1:24, 2:36
“…up. Kicking off the news this -- some breaking news actually the Department of Education has canceled its plus loan auctions a three notice in the federal register of march 3 2009 the department said they're gonna start auctioning off the right to sell plus loans in the marketplace. Beginning on July 1 2009. In order for the auctions have been considered successful for any state as -- of -- on the state by state basis at least two lenders but to submit the pre qualification requests for that state. However. The Department of Education received. No requests in many states and -- at least the -- basement said the were were canning the sits does not …”
“…economic crisis in 75 years was the height of silliness by the Department of Education -- That is and a whole thing's gonna be going elect. Now also in the news this week in the news. Well …”
FAP905: Free healthcare, appealing for even more financial aid Listen now: Weekly Financial Aid Roundup Breaking: updated rules for appealing for financial aid. Scholarship Update We gave away $10,000 this week. Jonathan J. Olson - University of Iowa was drawn. Here’s the catch: Members of Scholarship Points have to confirm that they’ve won. If you don’t respond in 3 [...]
Audio|Fri, 3 Apr 2009
|anti virus softwarefound at10:35, 1:08
“…big pieces in the news was configure virus and it AVG the anti virus software company is giving away free anti virus software for windows if you have a windows set PC. Make sure that you installed some form of anti virus control and we'll be -- the community really miserable and there's free. Wal-Mart is giving the way stand Rachel ray's new dog …”
“…with the news. Topping the news this week just yesterday the US Department of Education issued eight new dear colleague letter. Which you know in the financial aid industry jargon it's usually regulatory change or change how regulations are supposed to be interpreted. -- in yesterday's DCL. The Department of Education has offered additional financial aid administrators flexibility for a professional judgment. The exact except we're talking about says financial aid administrators and …”
FAP904: FFEL, student credit cards, making money with Amazon, free stuff Listen now: Weekly Financial Aid Roundup The consequences of eliminating FFEL - some predictions. Eliminating FFEL - more commentary. Scholarship Update Our $10,000 scholarship… next week! Scholarship Points Instructions Are you a Scholarship Points member? In today’s show, get a Points code for 20 Scholarship Points by subscribing to the podcast [...]
Audio|Fri, 27 Mar 2009
|Stafford loanfound at2:49, 0:04
“…means he should also expect highly aggressive marketing of private student months. Federal student loan programs like the Stafford -- at Stafford loan dot com had significant constraints on what companies could. Or could not do the market loans while some additional rules were added …”
“…Making money with Amazon.com. Student credit cards the elimination of the federal student loan program and 10000 dollars. All listen so much more on this week's financially podcast episode 904. Financially but -- publication of the …”
FAP902: $20,000 in scholarships, Scholarship Points, FAFSA, free stuff Listen now: Student Financial Aid News Scholarships running out of funding. FAFSA applications up 20%, plus other student loan news. Scholarship Points Members Are you a Scholarship Points member? In today’s show, get a Points code for 30 Scholarship Points by subscribing to the podcast and listening to the episode. Subscribing [...]
Audio|Fri, 13 Mar 2009
|Department of Educationfound at3:26, 2:14
“…had to find about the lending partner of course it was the Department of Education because that can't go out of business unless the entire US government goes out of business in which case that this -- problems and student months. But this hearkens back to discussion last week about reforming the student loan system fundamentally. If the department's. Direct loan program and the family federal education loan program which the student loan network is a participant or equal footing. No school would ever be without alone provided they have never be abandoned in bad times and no school in the direct loan program which is the competing Department of Education program. Would have to fear missing better interest rates and benefits for the students in good times. The only real surprise to …”
“…these troubling days ahead for scholarships. Even taking aggressive advantage of our scholarship search secrets e-book at student scholarship search dot com and I congratulate you you were ahead of the curve and hopefully ahead of the …”
FAP901: Tons of job tips and scholarship search secrets Listen now: Weekly Financial Aid Roundup Scholarship caps in Arkansas? Scholarship Update Lots of scholarships this week, but a new use for Twitter. Jobcast We covered lots of job stuff this week, such as graphing out what industries are hiring, where the jobs are in your area, and where you should be [...]
Audio|Fri, 6 Mar 2009
|Google newsfound at17:26, 16:20
“…change and to what they look like from the photos on a Google map for a candy. If you use Firefox and you want to figure out what's current and what's happening right now that any search term this a script search scripture for Twitter. That takes the Google search or just typed in and puts the results from a Twitter search brighten your Google was missiles Simitis -- things that -- especially looking for something current like a news item which is notoriously a little slower. On Google news and it is on Twitter. That's freestyle Friday for this week let's move on to the free solidly. Because of all those …”
“…a slow cooker. -- getting one it's really easy week it appeared good food. . That is dirt cheap you know in terms of things you if you going to work if you're going to school going …”
FAP900: 900 episodes, student loans, free stuff, 529 plans Listen now: It’s the 900th episode of the Financial Aid Podcast! Now’s a great time to subscribe if you haven’t before. Student Financial Aid News Breaking news from MASFAA - in President Obama’s budget for the coming year, he writes: Right now, the subsidies in the Government-guaranteed student loan program [...]
Audio|Mon, 2 Mar 2009
|Department of Educationfound at3:09, 4:07
“…party -- elect the students on network. This would require that the Department of Education remain competitive and not blow their program which was a pretty big problem ninety's. And require the felt -- to be as honest reputable as the Department of Education which has no commercial interest in maximizing profits. Now for lending crisis persists the suggested programs the proposed program and I'm going up there. Also ensures that students will always have access to federal student loans through the Department of Education at any institution. If the lending crisis debates and lenders return to profitability. This will let third party lenders offered discount to …”
“…in this one and look the private sector compete with the Department of Education keeping -- both honest and efficient. That's news for this week let's move on to focus on financial aid. In focus on …”
FAP899: Correction on FAFSA dependency overrides, jobs, free stuff Listen now: Weekly Financial Aid Roundup There’s an epilogue to last week’s CNBC story. What to do if your student loan company goes out of business! Mail Bag Robin, a financial aid administrator, wrote in with this vitally important update about FAFSA dependency overrides: For Dependency Overrides the Federal guidelines are extremely clear. [...]
Audio|Fri, 13 Feb 2009
|Good Fridayfound at0:49, 3:22
“…Comcast dot com. ITunes into music by Charlie flew the biggest heart. Good Friday January 13 2009. My name is Christopher -- thank you for tuning -- to the financially podcasted as Friday the thirteenth. But …”
“…it will show you detailed information about any your federal loans a Stafford loans staff about not common at the plus on -- plus loan dot com. That's a weekly financially to round up for this …”



