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Medical School Costs, Loan Rates Rise Sharply (Medical News Today)
NPR reports on the high cost of medical school, focusing on one student, Sarah Rosen. The interest rate on her school loans "shot up to eight and a half percent, almost twice the rate [her parents] are paying after refinancing their mortgage." "Tuition and fees at public medical schools, after all, have shot up 133 percent since 1990, according to the Association of American Medical Colleges. ...

Medical school costs, loan rates rise sharply (News-Medical-Net)
NPR reports on the high cost of medical school, focusing on one student, Sarah Rosen. The interest rate on her school loans "shot up to eight and a half percent, almost twice the rate [her parents] are paying after refinancing their mortgage."

Campaign for the Capitol 2010 (The Minnesota Daily)
By: Cali Owings Paul Thissen said the idea to run for governor came to him when he was on the road. The drive from Minneapolis to the southwestern corner of the state, where he was campaigning for other DFL candidates for the Minnesota House of Representatives, provided him ample opportunity to think about the state’s future. “Traveling around the state and meeting with people motivated me to ...

States may ban credit checks on job applicants (Asbury Park Press)
It's hard enough to find a job in this economy, and now some people are facing another hurdle: Potential employers are holding their credit histories against them.

Rockefeller takes on credit card companies in roundtable discussion (West Virginia Public Broadcasting)
The senator spoke to a roundtable of participants at the Morgantown airport Monday afternoon.

Alabama college students, administrators rally for more money for schools (Birmingham News)
PACT also an issue at rally

Unpaid School Fees May Affect Credit (The Vanguard)
These tickets may seem innocuous, but if you rack up more than $500 worth, your debt be labeled as "delinquent." Unless students own a credit card or are paying off school loans, credit scores are probably one of the last things on their minds.

 

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