FAP588: Things you can print, secrets of credit-based marketing, London Fox Orchestra

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FAP588: Things you can print, secrets of credit-based marketing, London Fox Orchestra

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FAP588: Things you can print, secrets of credit-based marketing, London Fox Orchestra

Student Financial Aid News
+ Inside Higher Ed: The National Education Loan Network is ending relationships with more than 100 alumni associations in which the lender, known as Nelnet, has paid them fees and, in some cases, a share of revenue in exchange for the right to market consolidated education loans to graduates of their institutions. The arrangements had come under scrutiny as part of the student loan investigation undertaken by New York Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo. A Nelnet spokesman, confirming a report in the Dallas Morning News, said that “Nelnet has done our best to remain firm in our support of the appropriate and valuable affinity consolidation services that we provide to alumni association clients and their members,” relationships that he noted are “similar to those that many companies and industries have with alumni associations to offer members a variety of products and services.” But because Education Department draft rules and pending Congressional legislation would call for eliminating the Nelnet program, the spokesman said, “we felt we could no longer delay our decision. Therefore, Nelnet will phase out our affinity agreements.”
+ Now if only they would stop sending me ad after ad
+ No less than 8 student loan companies have bought a copy of my credit report (did you know they can do that?)
+ In this file is your name, address, phone number, and other contact information
+ SSN is not included
+ However, when you go to buy a list from a credit bureau, you can specify detailed demographic data – show me everyone in this zip code who has a student loan balance of $25,000 or more
+ Thus generates the torrent of junk mail
+ Want to put a stop to it? Visit OptOutPreScreen.com

Scholarship Update
+ The Foundation of The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences will award one $40,000 college scholarship to a high school student planning to pursue a career in television or a related field. The John Cannon Memorial Scholarship is open to any graduating high school senior planning to major in communications at a four-year college or university.
+ The Scholarship will be distributed over a four-year period with $10,000 awarded prior to the first year of study,and three additional awards of$10,000 granted in subsequent years. To be eligible for the continuing awards, the recipient must demonstrate satisfactory progress towards a degree and remain in a communications-oriented program. The scholarship award may be used for tuition, books, living expenses, and other related costs.
+ 9 additional awards of $1,000
+ Deadline December 11
+ Details at our free college scholarship search site

Free Stuff Thursday
+ Guy Kawasaki tells you the things he wished school had taught
+ Merlin Mann video presentation on Inbox Zero
+ Revo Uninstaller for Windows
+ Royalty free music background tracks
+ The printing mega-storm
+ 5 Useful things to print out – like an SLR lens hood
+ Cornell note-taking sheets
+ iPod paper cover?
+ Paper CD case?
+ Parabolic wireless antenna booster?
+ Looking for a ruler but can’t find one?
+ Graph paper
+ Mailing label generator
+ Compact Amazon wishlists