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Voices from the Front Lines of the HBCU PLUS Loan Crisis
Last year the U.S. Department of Education tightened eligibility requirements for federal PLUS loans, leading to a significant increase in rejection rates, from 28 to 38 percent. Many families and...
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Parent PLUS Loans: A No-Strings-Attached Revenue Source
This blog post is the second part in a series that takes a look at recent changes to the credit criteria for Parent PLUS loans and the subsequent effect on historically black colleges and universities....
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The Ed Department Blinks on Parent PLUS Loans
This blog post is the third part in a series that takes a look at recent changes to the credit criteria for Parent PLUS loans and the subsequent effect on colleges and universities. You can find the...
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Should Secretary Duncan Apologize to For-Profits for Parent PLUS Loan Debacle?
This blog post is the fourth part in a series that takes a look at recent changes to the credit criteria for Parent PLUS loans and the subsequent effect on colleges and universities. You can find the...
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The Parent Trap
Parent PLUS Loans and Intergenerational Debt January 8, 2014Rachel FishmanURL: http://education.newamerica.net/sites/newamerica.net/files/policydocs/Corrected-20140110-ParentTrap.pdf Click here to...
View ArticlePARENT PLUS LOAN PROGRAM NEEDS COMPREHENSIVE REFORM
New Report Recommends Changes to the Parent PLUS Loan Program January 8, 2014WASHINGTON, DC— Recently, the U.S. Department of Education tightened the credit check criteria for Parent PLUS loans, a...
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