Student Loan Consolidation Rates of Federal Stafford Loan Program Stafford Loans are federal student loans made available to college and university students to supplement personal and family resources, scholarships, grants, and work-study. Nearly all students are eligible to receive Stafford loans regardless... 

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... 

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? 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...