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	<title>Free College Blog &#187; Student Loans and Credit</title>
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		<title>Student Loans Hit Even Higher Records</title>
		<link>http://freecollegeblog.com/2009/09/03/student-loans-records/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 08:15:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The number of students borrowing money for college is up over recent years, but the good news in this is that more students are receiving these funds from cheaper government loans.]]></description>
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		<title>College is not a bubble, but the way we pay for it might be</title>
		<link>http://freecollegeblog.com/2009/08/19/college-not-a-bubble/</link>
		<comments>http://freecollegeblog.com/2009/08/19/college-not-a-bubble/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 09:01:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Is higher education a bubble sector?  Probably not, education itself is more valuable than ever.  The way we pay for college, however, may indeed add to its costs with providing extra value.]]></description>
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		<title>College and Loan Debt &#8211; Its Definitely Better than Prison</title>
		<link>http://freecollegeblog.com/2009/05/16/college-prison-insanity/</link>
		<comments>http://freecollegeblog.com/2009/05/16/college-prison-insanity/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2009 09:44:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Student Loans and Credit]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[A major news outlet actually suggests that college is worse than prison - and this is incredibly wrong on sooooo many levels.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
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		<title>Obama Talks Student Loan Reform</title>
		<link>http://freecollegeblog.com/2009/04/29/obama-student-loan-reform/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 21:57:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Government and Policy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Student Loans and Credit]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This week, Obama held a press conference to announce his intention toward reforming the public subsidy of student loans.  Carrying on momentum begun in 2006 and in the midst of credit market disruptions, Obama's plan would virtually eliminate the middle-man of private banking from the publicly backed part of the student loan market. ]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
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		<title>Using Private Student Loans?  Get a Back-up Plan, Too</title>
		<link>http://freecollegeblog.com/2009/03/04/private-student-loan-risk/</link>
		<comments>http://freecollegeblog.com/2009/03/04/private-student-loan-risk/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2009 01:29:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Student Loans and Credit]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[College students relying on private student loans should probably take inventory of income expectations and try to calculate a plan to stay enrolled if those loans suddenly vanish.]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>2</slash:comments>
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		<title>Despite Government Spending, Some Student Loans Vanish</title>
		<link>http://freecollegeblog.com/2008/11/01/somestudent-loans-vanish/</link>
		<comments>http://freecollegeblog.com/2008/11/01/somestudent-loans-vanish/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Nov 2008 12:15:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Student Loans and Credit]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Sorry about the delay between posts, loyal readers!  I am not immune to the weak economy and I&#8217;ve been working double-time on my more commercially driven websites.
Colleges, students, and even student loan companies haven&#8217;t been quite able to escape the consequences of a lockup in global financial and credit markets.  In fact, 180 students at [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
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		<title>Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority Suspends Student Loans</title>
		<link>http://freecollegeblog.com/2008/07/29/massachusetts-educational-financing-authority-suspends-student-loans/</link>
		<comments>http://freecollegeblog.com/2008/07/29/massachusetts-educational-financing-authority-suspends-student-loans/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jul 2008 01:17:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Student Loans and Credit]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The credit crunch strikes higher education funding yet again as the Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority (MEFA) is forced to suspend student loans]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
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		<title>Student Loan Companies Rating and Dropping Schools</title>
		<link>http://freecollegeblog.com/2008/06/02/student-loan-companies-dropping-schools/</link>
		<comments>http://freecollegeblog.com/2008/06/02/student-loan-companies-dropping-schools/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Jun 2008 13:05:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As credit risks continue to compound, student loan companies have found yet another way to minimize risks.  In some cases, individual students might suffer the consequences simply for attending the wrong school.  ]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>6</slash:comments>
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		<title>Federal Reserve Answers Student Loan Liquidity Question</title>
		<link>http://freecollegeblog.com/2008/05/05/federal-reserve-answers-student-loan-liquidity-question/</link>
		<comments>http://freecollegeblog.com/2008/05/05/federal-reserve-answers-student-loan-liquidity-question/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 May 2008 06:46:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Student Loans and Credit]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Forget the last post, the Federal Reserve has stepped in and settled the debate that was brewing between the White House &#38; Congress.  I referred to this in the last article &#8211; basically, the student loan companies need someone to buy some loans so they can have enough reserve cash to offer more loans [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>4</slash:comments>
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		<title>Department of Education might buy Student Loans</title>
		<link>http://freecollegeblog.com/2008/04/29/department-of-education-might-buy-student-loans/</link>
		<comments>http://freecollegeblog.com/2008/04/29/department-of-education-might-buy-student-loans/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 21:21:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>John</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Student Loans and Credit]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[&#8220;Credit Crunch&#8221; is one common way to describe America&#8217;s current economic situation.  This basically means that the financial sector of our economy is struggling from a lack of funds from which they can offer credit to consumers, students, and businesses.  The problem appears to be spiraling, as a lack of business credit is leading to [...]]]></description>
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