10/31: Happy Halloween! No more Perkins $$$, Scholarship Update, Top 10 Questions, Niki Kwik, Paula Toledo, Natalie Brown, #103
Intro music today is sampled from the now-defunct television series Angel, performed by Darling Violetta.
History Lesson: Halloween
+ Wikipedia Article
Student Financial Aid News
+ Senate bill for higher education proposes a series of interim changes while Higher Ed. Act is being reauthorized
+ Restoration of TRIO, Gear, and other programs
+ Continuation of Pell Grant
+ Elimination of Perkins Loan Funds
Scholarship Search Secrets Update
+ One of these days, version 2.0, really. I promise.
+ Today’s search secret: a …

10/28: T-Bills, Taxes on Loans, Tons of Scholarships, Grace Periods, Carrie Pettit, Farewell June, Stingray, #102
Student Financial Aid News
+ T-Bills in October: Insane! 3.518% to start, ending at 3.942%
+ 0.0388% weekly average increase, 26 week moving average
+ 1% charge for the offset as a fee
+ StudentLoanConsolidator.com
+ Angry? Let your representatives know.
+ House.gov
+ Senate.gov
Scholarship Update
+ Tons of scholarships from the General Federation of Women’s Clubs of Massachusetts
+ Art scholarships for up to $800
+ Music scholarships of up to $800
+ A $600 scholarship for teacher training program leading to certification to teach
+ …

Has anyone noticed what the heck is happening with the 91 day T-bill this month? It’s been out of control. The T-bill started October at 3.518%, and as of this week’s auction, it’s at 3.942%.

10/27: $6 Billion Tax on College Graduates, Grad School, Military Scholarships, Matthew Ebel, Adrina Thorpe, Marlena Randall, #101
Student Financial Aid News
+ New plan to make consolidating even more expensive for borrowers
+ $6 billion dollar tax on college graduates
+ Article Link
+ How much do loan programs cost? Direct vs. FFELP
+ GAO Budget study: direct loan program at $1.70 per $100 of loans disbursed, compared to a cost of $9.20 per $100 of loans disbursed through the guaranteed program.
+ Article Link
+ $7 billion to wiretap college campuses
+ Article Link
+ Consolidate now before …

10/26: Celebrating 100 podcasts, Nelnet buys Chela, New Financial Aid Numbers, iPod Nano Contest, Mail Bag, Greatest Podsafe Hits, A Look Back, #100
Episode 100 is here! We celebrate 100 episodes of Financial Aid News, the longest running, most frequently published financial aid podcast on the Internet. In celebration, I’m going to republish a couple of extras in today’s feed:
+ Our Podcast 411 Interview
+ Today’s Show
+ Episode 1 in its shameful entirety
Student Financial Aid News
+ Nelnet Acquires Chela
+ New figures on financial aid from the College Board
+ Article
iPod Nano Giveaway
+ The …

10/25: Back in the office, iPod Nano giveaway, $3B for TV?, Scholarship Update, Mail Bag, Melissa Cox, Alabaster Queen, Masceo, #99
iPod Nano Giveaway
+ I’m about to hit a milestone in podcasting that I’m quite proud of: the 100th episode of the Financial Aid Podcast. To celebrate, I’m having a little contest. Here’s how it works:
+ The prize will be one of two prizes:
+ The Financial Aid Podcast will make your student loan payment for one month (up to $300) OR
+ A free 4GB iPod nano™ PLUS lanyard headphones ($300 value)
+ …

10/24: Out sick, ergo New Music Monday on the Financial Aid Podcast, #98
Hi folks. Sorry about the audio quality of my spoken word portion of today’s podcast. I snagged a nasty, nasty cold that started in on me last week, got stronger over the weekend, and now is making me feel like the south end of a northbound cow, or the floor of a taxi after duty. Either way, it’s bad. As such, today is a New Music Monday on the Financial Aid Podcast, and it’s a Jazz & Blues …

10/21: Stanford on iTunes, return to aid, charity, international student loans, scholarship update, P.W. Fenton, Amplifico, #97
Student Financial Aid News
+ I’m going to Stanford University, and so can you – on iTunes
+ Stanford on iTunes
+ Additional financial aid cuts to the tune of $2,800
+ Fees outpacing aid at UC by design
+ Return to aid concept
Corrections
+ Charity is not AGI adjustment
+ 2005 tax return
Mail bag
+ Where to get international student loans
+ StudyAbroadLoans.com
+ Gerri Corrado and 20 year old student loans
+ StudentLoanConsolidator.com
+ Where to get international scholarships
+ InternationalScholarships.com
Scholarship Update
+ Wellesley Scholarship Foundation
+ …

10/20: Hurricane Wilma, Athletic spending, student loan scams, hurricane help, scholarship update, P. W. Fenton, Mogul, Diane Ward, #96
Student Financial Aid News
+ Hurricane Wilma
+ Southern Florida universities closing up shop
+ If you’re in the affected area – LEAVE!
+ USA Today reports that college spending on expenses reached $3.6 billion last year
+ Athletics spending growing three times faster than all other spending
+ Student loan scams, shifting students into higher interest rates
+ Need a private loan with up front disclosures? Act Education Loans.
+ ActEducationLoans.com or 866-229-8900
Mail Bag
+ Hurricane affected students
+ How …

Happy mid-October, everyone. This is Chris from the Financial Aid News and the Financial Aid Podcast, hoping your fall semester is a successful one. New England’s autumn has begun here, and the air smells of leaves and apple cider. Four short mini-announcements for you today, about our podcast, consolidation, private loans, and the FAFSA. Let’s get started.
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For those of you who are just tuning into podcasts and podcasting, my podcast, the Financial Aid Podcast, is *free* to subscribe to, and it’s a great daily show …