October 13, 2010
Student loans could see higher interest rates
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The government is considering making changes to the student loans system, so that higher interest can be charged. The changes may be made after a recommendation in Lord Browne’s general review of higher education. Currently, students pay back their loans when they earn over £15,000 a year, at a low interest rate. The review is [...]
July 14, 2008
US Student Loans hit by Credit Crunch
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The Credit Crunch has impacted all forms of lending, but we’d have thought that Student Loans would have been one of the last product areas to be impacted. Apparently we were wrong: Credit crunch takes toll on student loans In the intensely complicated US loans market, a large number of lenders have gone bust. On [...]
