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FAP865: Student Loan Interview on WERS Listen now: Expert Interview + Today I’m interviewed by Sonia Saini from WERS about the credit crunch and student loans Did you enjoy today’s show? If so, please consider subscribing for free to get it delivered to you.

FAP864: Beloit College Mindset List, FMD, EFP Listen now: Student Financial Aid News + Yesterday we released the Cheap College Textbooks free eBook + Marketwatch: Student lender First Marblehead Corp. (ticker: FMD) said Goldman Sachs (ticker: GS) completed a $132.7 million cash investment in the company as co-founder Daniel Meyers will return to lead the firm.

Tony Pugh's recent accounting of credit card pushing on campus is a must read. It's so important that I'm going paste as much here as I can get away with and provide commentary. Titled "Big debt on campus: Credit offers flood the quad," and distributed by McClatchy-Tribune, I saw the article in today's Chicago Tribune.

The latest Edvisors eBook is now published, How To Find Cheap College Textbooks. This will eventually live at our new campus-based site, CampusX, but it’s of course distributed first to YOU, Financial Aid Podcast loyalists, as my ongoing way of saying thank you for your continued support.

FAP863: More options if you run into financial aid trouble Listen now: Student Financial Aid News + Bloomberg: Just three days after the Fed approved a loan against Bear Stearns securities, Pennsylvania Democratic Representative Paul Kanjorski and 31 other lawmakers sent Bernanke a letter asking him to open the discount window to nonbank education-loan companies.

FAP860: Brazos, Northstar, and PHEAA exit student lending Listen now: Student Financial Aid News + NASFAA and Bond Buyer: “Three of the largest nonprofit student loan lenders have temporarily withdrawn from lending in the Federal Family Education Loan program despite a high-profile plan by the

In this last month before school starts, you've probably got a long list of things that you need to do before heading off to college — especially if it's your freshman year. While you're making preparations, be sure you cover all the basics on your financial to-do list.

Nearly 17% more students completed a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) between January and June 2008 compared to the same period in 2007 according to a report released last month by the Department of Education.  Several states, including California and North Carolina, have seen an even

FAP859: Demystifying federal methodology In today’s show, a video from the EASFAA conference on demystifying federal methodology, the decision-making system that the government uses with the FAFSA to determine your eligibility for financial aid.

FAP858: FAFSA changes for 2009, record FAFSA applications Listen now: Student Financial Aid News + SF Chronicle: Record numbers of college students are lining up for financial aid - and asking for more of it - as the nation’s economic woes hit campuses across the country.