Patricia Gault 
Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP) Loans are federal student loans available until June 2010. At first, private companies paid for these loans, but now the U.S. Department of Education owns most of them. The Direct Loan program, which is still in use today, replaced FFELP in 2010. Even though the FFEL Program is no … Read more
Consolidating Parent PLUS Loans can be a relatively straightforward process, but knowing the different types of consolidation and how they can help you is essential. Parent PLUS Loans are federal student loans, so you can use the Direct Consolidation Loan program or refinance your loans with a private lender to combine them into one loan. … Read more
Based on their credit score, most borrowers fall into two main categories: prime or subprime. Someone with excellent credit may not have a perfect credit score, but it’s high enough to get the best or “prime” interest rates. Because of this, people with prime credit are more likely to get the best credit cards, but … Read more
A PARENT has criticized a school in Wimborne for making drop-off times “constricted.” Amber Leonard, whose youngest child goes to Hayeswood First School, has said that the new drop-off system for parents and students is “going to cause an accident” if it is not changed. In January, the school changed how students were dropped off. … Read more
According to ABC News, a judge in the Michigan Circuit Court dismissed all lawsuits filed against the Oxford Community School District in connection with a 2021 school shooting at Oxford High because the district and its employees have governmental immunity and cannot be sued because the shooter is the most direct cause of the attack. … Read more
As of March 2021, $136.3 billion was owed on private student loans. Most of the time, this debt is more complicated to pay off than federal student loans. With a private lender, you default when you miss three monthly payments. If you don’t pay your private student loans, there are serious consequences, like collections and … Read more
Even though you can’t get your private student loans forgiven, other ways exist to get help paying them off. With these five tips, you can make it easier to pay back your loans. Think about the following: 5 Ways to Get Private Student Loan Help: 1. Career-Based Student Loan Repayment Programs Even though federal loan … Read more
Premier Student Loan Center Schoolfellow 2023 is a program for students who need help paying for their education. The program gives students various loan options to help them pay for tuition, books, housing, and other costs related to their education. The program’s loans have low-interest rates, flexible payment plans, and other benefits that make it … Read more
If you’ve been in debt for a long time and have extra money, it might seem like a no-brainer to pay off your student loans early. But student loans usually have lower interest rates than other kinds of debt, and paying them off early could keep you from reaching other financial goals, like buying a … Read more
On Tuesday, police were told that two students at Fremonth Middle School made a bomb threat. A Facebook post from Freemont Community Schools says a student said the school would go “1, 2, 3, boom.” Another student who heard that said, “I really think he will do it, I think he will blow up the … Read more