21st May, 2009 - Posted by Brendan - No Comments
As we previously advised President Obama met with large Banking institutions to emphasize the need to reform practices in the Credit Card Industry.
Recently, the House of Representatives passed the Credit Card Accountability Responsibility and Disclosure Act (CARD) of 2009 (H.R.627), which amends the Truth in Lending Act (15 U.S.C. 1637(c)) “to establish fair and transparent »
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18th May, 2009 - Posted by Alan - No Comments
Countdown to College Radio is a weekly one-hour show dedicated to helping college-bound high school students and their families understand the process of getting ready for–and getting into–college. Show host Beth Pickett interviews experts on the college application process, high school coursework, summer opportunities, extracurricular activities, application essays, standardized testing, financial aid, and college options, »
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8th May, 2009 - Posted by Alan - No Comments
Just trying out Twitterfeed so we can automatically send out these blog updates via our Twitter account. If you’re not already following us, please sign up at www.twitter.com/peoplecapital.
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5th May, 2009 - Posted by Brendan - No Comments
This article and audio advises that Private Lenders who are currently participating in the Federal FFELP Loan program are becoming more vocal about the FFELP program and the differences with the Direct loan program being proposed by President Obama in the 2010 Budget. It appears that these differences in opinion will continue to progress through October. The »
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1st May, 2009 - Posted by Alan - No Comments
People Capital Website Review – (Credit Karma Blog)
People Capital is a new peer to peer private student loan service that evaluates students based on characteristics, rather than relying only on a credit score. This makes sense since most college students do not have an established credit history. People Capital utilizes a scoring system called Human »
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