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Obama to launch student loan interest rate effort

by Associated Press Published: April 20,2012

Tags: Barack Obama, Colorado, interest rates, student loans

President Barack Obama will make a three-state swing next week to call on Congress to prevent interest rates on student loans from doubling. The White House says Obama will speak at universities in North Carolina, Colorado and Iowa. All three are key general election battleground states. College-aged voters are also a critical constituency for the [...] [...]

Obama taking on student loan relief Wednesday

by Associated Press Published: October 26,2011

Tags: Denver, Obama, student loans

President Barack Obama is outlining a plan Wednesday to allow millions of student loan recipients to lower their payments and consolidate their loans, in hopes of easing the burden of the No. 2 source of household debt. The move to assist struggling graduates and students could help Obama shore up re-election support among young voters, [...] [...]

Doctors, nurses can apply to erase student loans (access required)

by Amy Gillentine Published: March 9,2010

Tags: Doctors, nurses, state health care professional loan repayment program, student loans

Colorado health care professionals could be eligible to receive up to $105,000 to pay off student loans. The state health care professional loan repayment program offers to repay loans to health care workers who are employed in an outpatient practice in a Colorado where there is a health professional shortage. Colorado Springs is one of [...] [...]

Student loan applications to be simplified (access required)

by Becky Hurley Published: July 20,2009

Tags: student loans, U.S. Department of Education

Parents and students facing the pile of paperwork needed to qualify for a student loan might soon be breathing a sigh of relief. Beginning with the 2010-2011 academic year, the United States Department of Education will introduce a process to help simplify the student loan application process. The Obama administration has requested Congress to enact legislation to [...] [...]

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