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The Modern Family: a Challenge for Student Aid

Lehigh Valley College to Close!    "According to the newspaper's investigation, some students were scheduled to pay as much as $100,000 because they had loans carrying 15 percent interest, a rate normally associated with credit cards, not student loans. The variable interest rates on some of those loans have since gone even higher."

Debt Crippling to College grads  "U.S. student debt hit $85 Billion in 2006 up from $38 Billion in 1995".

Private Student Loans pose greater risk  "Unlike federal student loans, private loans aren't guaranteed by the federal government. While guaranteed student loans carry a fixed rate of 6.8%, there are no limits on the interest rates and fees private lenders can charge. Some have variable rates of up to 19%."

Federal agency sues University of Phoenix for alleged Mormon bias

Comparison Shop:  Average Annual College Costs Listed by State

New York Times: Senate Inquiry in Loan Case Is Studying Stock Transfer

New York Times:  Colleges Hiring Lenders to Field Queries on Aid

60 Minutes Article/Investigation: For-Profit College:  Costly Lesson

The Morning Call:  Lehigh Valley College Facing State Probe

College Profiteering Editorial

College Degree Spam Scam

Federal Trade Commission Report on Choosing a Career or Vocational School

Scholarship Search Information

New York Times Article-University of Phoenix

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