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	<title>Financial Aid News &#187; Student Loans</title>
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		<title>What would you do with extra money every month?</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:11:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Financial Aid Guru</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the major benefits of student loan consolidation is that in most cases, it can lower your monthly payments and make repaying your loans much more affordable. In some cases, you can see reductions of up to half your monthly payment (estimated on the consolidation of $100,000 in federal loans.)
So, assuming you go out [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Borrowing Limits for Stafford Loans (2010-2011)</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:51:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Financial Aid Guru</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One question we often receive is how much a student can take out per year in federal Stafford loans. I&#8217;ve gone ahead and compiled all that information for you here.
Note that these figures are the totals, including subsidized and unsubsidized Stafford loans. They must also obey the lifetime limit for federal loans:

Dependent Undergraduate: $31,000
Independent Undergraduate: [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Consolidation and Parent PLUS loans</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:17:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Financial Aid Guru</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The consolidation section of our Financial Aid forum is consistently littered with questions about how to consolidate certain types of loans. One useful, but tricky loan type is the Parent PLUS.]]></description>
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		<title>Grad Students Get Federal Aid Too!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 23:28:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Financial Aid Guru</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Attention all graduate students: if you have not already filed your FAFSA for the upcoming school year, start it ASAP!]]></description>
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		<title>What happens to your federal loans in the summer?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:59:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Financial Aid Guru</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One question we get a lot in our financial aid forums concerns Stafford loans and the summer. And really there are two possible answers.]]></description>
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		<title>Stafford Loan Interest is Tax Deductible</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 21:43:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Financial Aid Guru</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Did you know that the interest you pay on your Stafford loan may be tax deductible. The interest you pay on the Stafford loan money that you borrowed is tax deductible up to $2,500 per year. This can be a huge that you should definitely take advantage of if you qualify! ]]></description>
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		<title>When should you NOT consolidate your student loans?</title>
		<link>http://www.financialaidnews.com/news/when-should-you-not-consolidate-your-student-loans/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Mar 2010 20:42:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Financial Aid Guru</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nine times out of ten, you should consolidate your student loans. But for that potential tenth time, you should consider other avenues. Here are three instances where you should NOT consolidate your student loans.]]></description>
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		<title>Popular Trends in Graduate Education</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Mar 2010 16:46:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Financial Aid Guru</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a recently graduated student, I have seen firsthand what types of programs have been big recently for my peers pursuing advanced degrees. Due to the expensive nature of post-undergraduate education, prospective students are looking for the highest value, in the shortest amount of time, at the best price possible. This has lead many schools [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why get a Federal Stafford Loan?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 18:15:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Financial Aid Guru</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[First off, if you haven&#8217;t filed your FAFSA yet… get on it! Many schools&#8217; deadlines have already arrived for financial aid, and the rest are all due within the next month. Without the information contained in your Student Aid Report (SAR) submitted to your school, they can&#8217;t begin to put together your aid package.
OK &#8212; [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Life After Undergrad: Law school edition</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 18:29:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Financial Aid Guru</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Law school is a costly and time-consuming affair. To make sure that you can obtain your law degree and still be able to eat once you pass the bar, it is imperative to have all of the necessary information.]]></description>
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