By John Zurick, President and CEO, American Student Assistance Over the summer, the National Association of Realtors released the results of a new survey that shows the impact of student loans on borrowers’ housing situation. The survey, which was completed by 3,230 student loan borrowers...
By Suzanne Angheloni, Student Connections, USA Funds As financial aid professionals, we know reaching out to borrowers in various stages of repayment is an important part of reducing or maintaining your institution’s cohort default rate. Here are some tips to improve your borrower outreach: Create a strategy...
by Brenda McCafferty, Sr. Financial Literacy Trainer, ECMC Recently on NBC Nightly News, James B. Comey, Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, was interviewed about what he does to protect his privacy online. To my amazement, his response included a piece of tape across his...
By Ivette Rivera-Dreyer, Director of Financial Aid, Manchester Community College In 2007, Connecticut became a member of a national initiative called College Goal Sunday (CGS). The purpose of this yearly event is to offer students and their parents’ one-on-one, expert advice on how to complete the...
by Cecelia Dwyer, College Ave It's back to school time, and parents everywhere are trying to figure out how to best prepare their kids as they go off to college. Starting your kids on the right track can help them make good choices about spending, saving,...
by Cecelia Dwyer, College Ave While the job market and overall financial prospects for recent grads may be brighter than those only a few years back, the average Class of 2016 graduate will still shoulder over $37K in student loan debt, and the cost of college...