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Fed overhaul hurts students; may increase Utah job losses

In a bill signed by the President March 30th, a major change is coming to the way students receive and repay student loans. Since 1977, Utah's students have worked directly with the non-profit Utah Higher Education Assistance Authority (UHEAA), but beginning July 1, 2010, all student loans will be made directly by the U.S. Treasury and serviced...

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Be Prepared – Changes are Coming to Student Loan Programs

Growing up in Utah, and being a Boy Scout, I often heard the term “Be Prepared”.  That is great advice, even if it is kind of vague.  Today, I want to pass on that same advice, with just a little more information.  If you are going to college, and need to take out a student loan, be...

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State of the Union: ‘No One Should Go Broke Because They Chose to Go to College’

The President’s comments received bipartisan applause from the House chamber, referring in part to a proposal that would limit student loan payments to 10 percent of the borrower’s discretionary income.

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You Don’t Have to Know it All…

I was invited to participate in an activity I knew nothing about. I figured that if I did my homework and asked the right people, I would get the guidance needed to complete my assigned task.  My optimistic response was, “Sure, I’d be happy to….” Hoping for a fast and easy answer, I asked my 13 year old granddaughter, “Honey, what...

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Better Info = Better Decisions

When speaking of the Great Depression, my mother used to shake her head. “Those were hard times. . . . We had no choices. We had no options. We were lucky to have clothes on our backs and food on our plates.” I could tell by the look on her face that she spoke what was truth for her.

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