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Is your college green or contributing to the toxic heap

The “green” college award goes to Rio Salado Community College! According to an audit by consultant Danielle Tomerlin, Rio Salado had a carbon footprint of 0.34 tons of carbon dioxide for 2007-08. That’s substantially below the average of 8 to 12 tons a year for about...

Down & dirty truth subsidized/unsubsidized Stafford loan

You’re on a need to know basis and you need to know how the new subsidized/unsubsidized Stafford loan program works. The federal Stafford loan program was modified on Aug. 14, 2008.  Starting with the basics of this nearly 20-year old program:  the Stafford loan...

Students in hock, is an expensive college worth it?

AZ College Planning always advises students and parents to take a closer look at whether borrowing makes financial sense. This of course is based on the individual family situation and the student’s potential future income. Your student may graduate with student...

Is MyRichUncle on the verge of bankruptcy

A popular site for student loans, the cleverly named MyRichUncle.com, has slammed the brakes on its student lending activities. Here is what it says on their website: Thank you for your interest in MyRichUncle. At this time, we have paused our private student loan...

J.D. on 3TV Good Morning Arizona

these are the links to see J.D. on Good Morning Arizona Episode 1 air date 8/27/08 https://www.azfamily.com/video/gmaz-index.html?nvid=276518 College is expensive, where should you start Episode 2 air date 9/16/08...

Warn your students: deceptive credit practices

Yesterday I mentioned about a settlement by a bunch of the biggest student lenders in the country, whom NY Attorney General Cuomo alleged were engaged in deceptive lending practices. See the article titled “Deceptive student loan practice, caught in the act”. The Wall...