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Link Roundup, week of 9.21.09

September 25, 2009

Here are an assortment of juicy consumer links I haven’t had time to write about:

Old Debts Under $100 Don’t Matter Under FICO ‘08 | Consumerist
Bank Of America Reaches Out To Angry YouTube Star | Consumerist
Congress Seeks To Move Up Credit Card Act Implementation To December 1st | Consumerist
Fight begins over new consumer protection agency | [...]

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Private Student Loans: A Last Resort That’s Too Often Used First

August 31, 2009

Private student loans are more expensive, riskier, and come with fewer borrower protections than federal student loans.  Nevertheless, almost two-thirds of the undergraduates who took out private student loans during the 2007-2008 school year did so without first obtaining the maximum federal loans for which they were qualified.  In fact, over a quarter of students [...]

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Student Loan Nightmare: Help Wanted

April 1, 2009

“[W]hy aren’t student loans receiving the same attention, same care and forgiveness as every other loan in America?” Student Loan Nightmare: Help Wanted | AC360

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The Beast That Swallows Its Young

September 5, 2008

For those of us with student loans…enjoy.

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