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	<title>Student Loans : News, Updates and Blog Posts &#187; Financial Aid</title>
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	<description>Student Loan Blog: News, Updates and Advice</description>
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		<title>2010-2011 Federal Student Loan Interest Rates</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hello folks! In our rush of excitement over the passing of SAFRA, we forgot to blog about this year&#8217;s federal student loan interest rates.
Here is the complete listing, all in one place for convenience:
Undergraduate

Unsubsidized Direct Stafford Loan: 6.80% APR
Subsidized Direct Stafford Loan: 4.50% APR

Graduate

Unsubsidized Direct Stafford Loan: 6.80% APR
Subsidized Direct Stafford Loan: 6.80% APR
Direct Graduate [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.studentloannetwork.com/financial-aid/2010-2011-federal-student-loan-interest-rates/</link>
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		<title>A Handy Dandy Federal Direct Loans Guide!</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hi readers! If you&#8217;re confused by the federal Direct Loans switchover currently in progress, you&#8217;ll be happy to know that we&#8217;ve put together a guide to the steps required to apply for and receive federal direct loans.
Download the Direct Loans Guide PDF »

You will need Adobe Reader (or other PDF software like Apple Preview) to [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.studentloannetwork.com/financial-aid/federal-direct-loans-guide/</link>
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		<title>Should you Pay Back your Student Loans Early?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Many graduating seniors are still in the midst of their six-month grace period before they have to begin student loan repayment. But for some lucky graduates who have secured a job and have the means, they may be interested in starting repayment before their grace period is up.]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.studentloannetwork.com/financial-aid/should-you-pay-back-your-student-loans-early/</link>
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		<title>Did you get enough financial aid?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Now that we&#8217;re inching into June, I figured it would be a good time to reflect back on your FAFSA applications and ask you all if you ended up getting enough money in federal student aid.
If you didn&#8217;t, there are a lot of other places you can find funding for school… so don&#8217;t get stressed [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.studentloannetwork.com/financial-aid/did-you-get-enough-financial-aid/</link>
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		<title>Comparing lenders? Check out these helpful tips.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s June and many of you have either already received your financial aid award packages or will be getting them soon from your school. If you are a part of the student majority, you likely will not receive enough from federal student aid to fully cover your tuition.
Although scholarships are an excellent way to shave [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.studentloannetwork.com/financial-aid/comparing-lenders-helpful-tips/</link>
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		<title>Have you considered teaching?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[From personal experience, I know as well as anyone that picking a major can be difficult &#8211; both at the undergraduate and graduate levels. You probably have tons of different interests, feel somewhat unfocused and want to find some direction.
One idea I&#8217;d like to pose to you is going to school to be a teacher. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.studentloannetwork.com/financial-aid/have-you-considered-teaching/</link>
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		<title>Don’t Forget About Federal Work-Study</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Federal work-study isn’t often brought up when discussing paying for college, but it is an amazingly useful and convenient avenue for cash.]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.studentloannetwork.com/financial-aid/don%e2%80%99t-forget-about-federal-work-study/</link>
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		<title>When do I have to repay my Stafford loans?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[For recent graduates, repayment can be a touchy word while trying to juggle searching for a job and moving out of school, to put it lightly. It is totally common and expected to be at least a little nervous about the process, as you likely have not had a financial obligation like this before.
Stafford loans [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.studentloannetwork.com/financial-aid/when-repay-stafford-loans/</link>
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		<title>Are you a med student? Student loan deferments are available.</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There are no repayment plans that mirror the awesome value of income based repayment, but many lenders offer forbearance (temporary suspension of payments) to those either in school or completing their residency program.]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.studentloannetwork.com/financial-aid/med-student-loan-deferments-available/</link>
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		<title>The Lowdown on Co-Signing</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I will not be the first to tell you that there does not seem to be an explanation of how lenders determine your financial eligibility other than magical elves at a data center somewhere in credit bureau-branded swag.]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.studentloannetwork.com/financial-aid/the-lowdown-on-co-signing/</link>
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