Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Education

College Cash 101 by Kim Clark

Entries for July 2009

Pay Off Your Student Loan with Help from Uncle Sam

July 01, 2009 11:54 AM ET | Clark, Kim |

Today could be a day of liberation for millions of college graduates who are struggling with college loan payments. Thanks to the federal government's new Income Based Repayment Plan, which takes effect today, many debtors can cut their payments on their federal student loans to less than 15 percent of their incomes.

The U.S. Department of Education's official site about IBR is a great place to start, but anyone thinking of applying for the program should consider a few details:

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Tags: colleges | student loans | paying for college

Kim Clark, senior writer for U.S. News & World Report, used loans, scholarships, grants, fellowships, savings, earnings, and generous contributions from her family (thanks, Mom, Dad, Grandpa and Grandma!) to fund study at four different universities. She even managed to graduate from two of them. She’s been researching and writing about the best ways to raise college cash for five years. If you’re panicked about paying for college, e-mail questions to collegecash@usnews.com.

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