Missouri Student Loan Forgiveness Program
Missouri Student Loan Forgiveness Program

Missouri Student Loan Forgiveness Program to Erase More Than $400,000 in Student Loans As part of a statewide effort to support education in math and science, the Missouri Higher Education Loan Authority has agreed to forgive nearly $444,000 in student loans for almost 300 engineering and pre-engineering... 

Citibank Suspends Student Loan Program
Citibank Suspends Student Loan Program

Citibank Suspends Student Loan Program for International Students Citibank announced it is canceling its private student loan program for international students in an effort to minimize its financial risk during the global financial crisis, Bloomberg reports (“Citigroup Curbs Foreign-Student Loans... 

Federal Government Student Loan Consolidation
Federal Government Student Loan Consolidation

Sen. Schumer Calls for Government to Protect Student Loans Amid Passage of $700 Billion Bailout Bill Concerned that students who are eligible to go to college won’t be able to pay for their education costs in light of the current credit crisis and a steadily worsening economy, Sen. Charles Schumer... 

What is a FICO score?
What is a FICO score?

What is a FICO score? FICO comes from the Fair Isaac Company, which came up with the process of condensing all of your credit information into one three-digit number. Three major credit bureaus hold your FICO score; Equifax, TransUnion, and Experian, and each calculate it a little different than the...