Read more student loan reform stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/13638/student-loan-reform.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 6:54:29 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/69631/student-loan-bill-a-no-brainer-that-actually-might-pass.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFor health reform watchers despairing that lawmakers "will never be able to do anything, ever," it's time to turn an eye on the no-brainer student loan reform in the House, Gail Collins writes in the New York Times . Right now, the government gives banks money, pays them to lend it...http://www.newser.com/story/69631/student-loan-bill-a-no-brainer-that-actually-might-pass.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 17 Sep 2009 9:10:00 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58391/dem-lawmakers-cry-foul-on-obama-budget-cuts.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTo make an omelet, you’ve got to break some eggs. But some of the eggs President Obama broke in the list of budget cuts unveiled yesterday were golden eggs for lawmakers, and even members of his own party wasted no time in protesting, the Washington Post reports. Dems who said...http://www.newser.com/story/58391/dem-lawmakers-cry-foul-on-obama-budget-cuts.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 08 May 2009 9:22:43 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/56026/fight-looms-over-plan-to-give-loan-funds-to-students.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPresident Obama's plans to end a subsidized student-loan program—diverting billions of dollars in profits for private lenders like Sallie Mae to scholarships for needy students—is prompting howls of protest from lenders and setting up a Congressional showdown, the New York Times reports. The Congressional Budget Office estimates that...http://www.newser.com/story/56026/fight-looms-over-plan-to-give-loan-funds-to-students.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 13 Apr 2009 8:49:28 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/43875/private-student-loan-providers-draw-fire.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPrivate student lenders deserve no part of the Treasury’s $200 billion consumer lending program, student advocacy groups say. They charge that the largely unregulated industry preys on young borrowers with risky variable-interest loans, the Washington Post reports. “A bailout for the providers of usurious private student loans will not solve...http://www.newser.com/story/43875/private-student-loan-providers-draw-fire.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 28 Nov 2008 15:20:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/8304/25b-sallie-mae-buyout-on-the-rocks.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSallie Mae doesn’t look like such a bargain at $25 billion anymore, and J.C. Flowers & Co. is trying to renegotiate—or escape—its deal to acquire the student lender, citing the credit market implosion and legislation to reform student loan practices. It’s the kind of deal once considered...http://www.newser.com/story/8304/25b-sallie-mae-buyout-on-the-rocks.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 27 Sep 2007 9:52:08 CDT