A new student loan consolidation application is literally arriving every 4 seconds now. I’ve never seen it this busy in the years I’ve been here. Insane. Absolutely insane. Our phones are so busy that if you pick up the handset, you hear an “All lines are busy. No outbound lines are available. Please try later.” from our phone system.
Thank heavens CC Chapman put out a new Accident Hash today – nice and upbeat to keep things moving here. Between that and the summer CD show I did, there’s enough high …

FAP293: Guest host Katie Dexter, 16 hours left to consolidate student loans, rates, Indian scholarship, 7 finance lifehacks, David Ippolito
Student Financial Aid News
+ 16 hours left to consolidate federal student loans at today’s interest rates
+ Just a bit of amusement – Financial Aid Podcast listeners who consolidated through the links on the site got moved to the front of the line
+ This is the busiest I think it’s ever been
+ Fed moves funds rate to 5.25%
+ Recent indicators suggest that economic growth is moderating from its quite strong pace earlier …

I thought I’d share this with you, a little secret of sorts. If you applied for a student loan consolidation through the Financial Aid Podcast by clicking on any of the links on FinancialAidPodcast.com, then your consolidation application has been moved to the front of the line and chances are it’s already been taken care of one way or another. If eligible, you’ve received an application. If not, you’ve received an email detailing what you should do neither. Either way, it’s a small but helpful reward to my loyal listeners …

FAP292: Black loans, black scholarships, fixed rate credit card, 40 hours left for student loan consolidation, mail bag, Farewell Redemption
Student Financial Aid News
+ No more Stop & Shop sushi, please
+ Federal reserve announces rate hike today – anticipated 0.25% increase
+ Does race matter for lending? A new business announced Wednesday believes it may matter. Robert L. Johnson, the founder of the BET empire and the first black billionaire, has created a loan business that will focus on urban students and on those who attend historically black colleges and other institutions …

Hey- as you probably know, in addition to being your host, I’m also the chief technology guy here at the Student Loan Network. On Friday night at 11:59 PM, I’m turning the key on our student loan consolidation database system and locking it up, getting it encrypted, and sending it to our servicing department. If you aren’t in it, then you will NOT be able to get this year’s lower rates on your student loans. Want to be in it? You must file a request as soon as possible to …

Hello. My name is Chris, and I’m back at the U-Turn Cafe for a very special visit. Recently, your host and my good friend, CC Chapman, lost a loved one, his grandmother. I got together with a few friends from the New England Podcasting community and the Podshow community and decided that the best way we could lend our condolences was to put something together, something with music, for CC, his family, and to a greater extent, anyone who has lost a loved one. This show, then, is dedicated to …

Hey folks, out sick today. In place of a regular show, I’m putting up a guest episode of U-Turn Cafe I did for CC Chapman last week.

As you have doubtlessly heard in many media outlets, the interest rates for federal student loans go up on Saturday, July 1, 2006. If you have existing federal student loans, this is your last chance to consolidate them and lock in this year’s rates before they change. It’s incredibly important to file an application request now (even if you change your mind later) so that you have the opportunity to lock in today’s rates.
Consolidate your federal student loans now and lock in your rates before the change, save more money …

FAP290: Consolidation countdown, Higher Education Commission, Facebook, doctors, entrepreneurs, lifehacking, Beatrice Ericsson
Student Financial Aid News
+ Consolidation countdown is now at 3 days, 16 hours
+ Student loan consolidation at StudentLoanConsolidator.com or 877-328-1565
+ High student loan debt is steering new doctors toward more lucrative and specialized fields and away from careers in general medicine, according to the American College of Physicians.
+ The percentage of third-year doctors intending to pursue general medicine has dropped to 20% in 2005 from 54% in 1998.
+ The trend is leading to more medical centers that are staffed …

FAP289: Fed funds rate, FAFSA deadline, student loan consolidation deadline, scholarship deadline, jobcast on creative companies, Gainja
Student Financial Aid News
+ This week, the Fed will move to rate hike #17
+ Prime Rate to 8.25%, Funds Rate to 5.25%
+ No more FAFSA filing after June 30, 2006 for this year
+ You MUST have your FAFSA done.
+ FAFSAonline.com to file your FAFSA before the deadline
+ Commission on Higher Education having serious internal schism about tone of report
+ Which more accurately describes the situation: Does the United States have the best postsecondary education …