Financial Aid FYI
This section identifies interesting articles found by our Financial Aid staff to enlighten CFCC students about the world of Financial Aid.
Questions Student Borrowers Might Pose (Associated Press)
http://www.nasfaa.org/NewsLetters/Daily/2007/awquestions100107
Private Loans For College Often Mask True Cost To Students (The Dallas Morning News)
http://www.nasfaa.org/newsletters/daily/2008/awprivate012808
New Rule For Family-Assistance Program Could Help Some College Students
(The Chronicle of Higher Education)
http://www.nasfaa.org/newsletters/daily/2008/awrule012808
Lender Layoffs And Loan Program Suspensions
http://www.nasfaa.org/newsletters/daily/2008/rsuspensions030408
How To Shop For Student Loans (Fortune)
http://www.nasfaa.org/NewsLetters/Daily/2008/awshop040208
House Overwhelmingly Passes Bill To Ensure Stability In Student Loan Market
http://www.nasfaa.org/NewsLetters/Daily/2008/ln5715pass041808
Student-Loan Market Isn't A Total Loss (The Wall Street Journal)
http://www.nasfaa.org/newsletters/daily/2008/awloss050808
Turmoil In Student Lending (The New York Times)
http://www.nasfaa.org/NewsLetters/Daily/2008/awqa051208
GAO Report Says Community Colleges Are Crucial In Training The Work Force (The Chronicle of Higher Education)
http://www.nasfaa.org/NewsLetters/Daily/2008/awgao051608
FFEL and Direct Loan Interest Rates Effective July 1
http://www.nasfaa.org/NewsLetters/Daily/2008/earates052808
North Carolina: More Funds Urged For Community College Students (News & Record)
http://www.nasfaa.org/NewsLetters/Daily/2008/awnc052808
NASFAA Summary Of New GI Bill
http://www.nasfaa.org/gibill073108
New Law To Trim College Financial Aid Form (The American Statesman)
http://www.nasfaa.org/awfafsa080408
Wachovia To Stop Writing Private Undergrad Student Loans (Dow Jones)
http://www.nasfaa.org/awwachovia080608
Good News For Veterans In Higher-Education Bill (The Chronicle of Higher Education) http://www.nasfaa.org/awvets080608
Five College Money Scams (Smart Money)
http://www.nasfaa.org/awscams090408
Updated "Cash for College" Booklet Available Online
http://www.nasfaa.org/ancash4college100308
Parents Find Tougher Road Getting PLUS Loans (McClatchy-Tribune)
http://www.nasfaa.org/awplus102408
New GI Bill To Start On Time (Military.com)
http://www.nasfaa.org/awgiontime102408
America Gets A Professor In Chief (The Chronicle of Higher Education)
http://www.nasfaa.org/awgovern110508
The 4 Rules Of Paying For College In A Recession (U.S. News & World Report) http://www.nasfaa.org/awrules121608