Could Refinancing All Student Loans Be A Free Lunch For The Taxpayers ?
Can he think like a venture capitalist on behalf of the American people ? Before I met with John Remondi, President and COO of Sallie Mae, I combed through Sallie's 10-K to see what they were worried about. One thing they say they are worried about is that the cost of
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SoFi Announces Its Alumni-Funded Community Loan; Will Match the Benefits of Government Student Loans
Social Finance, Inc. announced today that the company’s Community Loan Program for students and recent graduates will match the benefits of the government’s Direct Loan Program, offering borrowers income-based repayment options, loan cancellation in the case of death, relief for economic hardship and other advantages.
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Sallie Mae Not Opposed To Bankruptcy Relief For Student Loans
Alan Collinge, founder of StudentLoanJustice.org and Sallie Mae on the same page ? Can such a thing be ? Well maybe not exactly, but it may be that they are not as far apart as you think. A couple of weeks ago I heard from Martha Holler, Senior Vice President, Corporate Marketing & Communications for ...
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A Few Modest Proposals For Fixing The Huge Student Loan Mess
For the record, I am not now, nor have I ever been, a member of the Hitler Youth. I point this out because based on the comments to my last few columns (which focused on the idea that a National Service Corps could help solve our student debt crisis) it would seem that some of you -- not too many, thankfully -- seem to think I'm affiliated with the organization.
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