 College Financial Services, Inc. »
Offers scholarship searches, SAT testing dates and financial planning.
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 Simple Tuition »
Student loans, including federal loans, private loans and consolidation loans, includes a comparison feature
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 Sallie Mae »
Provides federal and private student loans, including consolidation loans, for undergraduate and graduate college students and their parents.
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 College Planning Experts, LLC »
Offers college planning services including paying for college and financial planning advice. Located in Virginia.
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 UPromise, Inc. »
Savings network for parents to save money for their children's college education.
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 GL Advisor »
Helps professional graduate students manage student loan repayment, including income-based repayment, and public service loan forgiveness.
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 Northwest Education Loan Association »
Provides student loan guarantee and support services to schools and students throughout the West.
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 Brazos Higher Education Service Corporation »
A full service lender providing private as well as Federal student and parent loans.
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 Education One »
Private, alternative student loans for education related expenses for K-12, College, Graduate school, Professional training, Non-Traditional, and Continuing Education students.
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 ASAP/Union Bank & Trust Co. »
Provides college financing programs and other financial services.
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 Student Loan Funding Resources »
Provides college financing services and a guide to financial aid.
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 Clark College Funding »
Provides student financing consulting services, espcially for families who do not qualify for need based financial aid.
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 Great Lakes Higher Education Corp »
Offers schools, lenders and students loan origination and servicing.
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 Tuition Options »
Helps school with gap financing needs, and provides an online platform for schools and students to manage loan payments.
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 McLaughlin Education Consulting »
Offers consulting service in college admissions and financial aid issues
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 Horizon Educational Resources »
Providing a full range of default prevention services for universities, colleges, and career colleges participating in the Title IV programs since 1992.
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 JPMorgan Chase & Co. - Student Loan Division »
Student Loan Division
- Provides private, federal, and education loans for parents of K-12 and college students. On-line application, product information, and branch locations.
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 William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program »
The US Department of Education's lending arm for students in participating schools and student loan consolidation.
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 529 Solutions »
Offers section 529 pre-paid tuition savings plans.
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 TIYM Publishing »
Allows visitors to search for scholastic financial aid.
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 Think Financial »
Offers private student loans, including an online application.
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 The College Financing Guide »
Discusses financial planning for college, including estimating college costs, evaluating savings programs and analyzing sources for financial aid.
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 American Student Assistance »
Provides neutral information about student loan debt
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 Connecticut Student Loan Foundation »
A national provider of higher education loans.
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 The College Funding Connection »
Offers consulting service for college preparation and financing. Located in Ohio.
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 Education Grant »
Online articles and latest information on student grants, scholarships, and loans.
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 College Savings Bank »
Offers section 529 college savings plans and IRAs for college.
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 Student Loan Counseling Service, Inc. »
Provides free services to student loan borrowers with a mission to help borrowers stay out of default and successfully repay their loans.
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 EDFED »
Offering student loans, federal student loan consolidation, scholarships, and educational resources.
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 Education Services Foundation »
Provides financial aid consulting to students, schools and lenders.
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 College Foundation, Inc. »
The central loan originator and servicer for North Carolina's Federal Family Education Loan program.
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 Student Assistance Foundation »
Provides student loans, loan consolidation and federal parent plus loans.
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 Educational Funding Services, Inc. »
A full service education lender providing a complete range of federal loans.
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 Student Loans of North Dakota »
Offers a variety of loan programs to help students and parents finance the costs of higher education.
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 PNC Bank »
Offers Federal Stafford, PLUS and consolidation as well as private alternative loans.
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 South Carolina Student Loan »
Offers affordable loans to compliment SC Tuition Grants, SC Lottery Tuition Assistance, SC Palmetto Fellows, SC LIFE, and SC HOPE scholarships to South Carolinians
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 National Student Loan Data System »
The U.S. Department of Education's central database for student aid.
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 The Lagrant Foundation »
Provides scholarships, educational support and career advisement for minorities.
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 Educational Services of America, Inc. »
Non-profit corporation partnering with schools, lenders and secondary markets to provide student loan services for students and families.
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 Edsouth »
Provides support services and educational loan programs for students and parents.
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 Smartmoney.com: College Planning »
Worksheets and articles about 529 plans, investing for college, and financial aid.
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 SavingForCollege.com »
Offers independent information on section 529 college savings plans.
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 Beat Tuition »
Information on funding college expenses, including how to get a grant using a FAFSA. Student loan types explained, as well as information covering a variety of financial aid subjects.
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 Overture Marketplace »
A private student loan comparison website that gives rates and terms from multiple lenders side-by-side.
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 NorthStar Total Higher Education »
A non-profit organization offering a variety of federal and private student loan packages.
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 Access Group »
Provides student loans and financial aid services.
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 Student Finance Domain »
Provides information about student loans, financial aid and money management.
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 EdFund »
A non-profit corporation providing financial information and services to students seeking higher education.
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 Tuition Management Systems »
Programs to help families afford education.
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 Fynanz Inc. »
A people-to-people lending marketplace for low-cost private student loans.
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 Student Market »
Provides information on federal stafford and federal plus student loans.
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 Student Loan Finance Association »
Offers a variety of products to help make education affordable.
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 Wachovia Education Loans »
Information on admissions, scholarships, and financial aid. The student loan division of Wachovia.)
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 Collegiate Funding Group »
Resource guide for college financial aid information and assistance.
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 Citibank Student Loans »
Lender offers financial aid, grant and scholarship information.
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 FinAid »
Offers college financial aid resources.
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 College Loans from Citizens Bank »
College financing plans to help pay for higher education, offers a variety of options.
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 National Education Loan Network »
Provides schools and borrowers with materials relating to the many aspects of educational finance,
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 EduCap Inc. »
Provides private education loans and consolidation.
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 Sun Trust Banks, Inc. »
Offers over 30 years experience in education lending and financial aid advice.
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 AMEDF Alliance for College Access and Success »
Trains professional advisors to help families with college planning and financing and places advisers into service in communities where the AMEDF operates
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 Student Loans Source »
Blog style site with articles on paying off student loans.
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 Smart Funds »
Provides various methods for students to pay for higher education.
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 Initiatives for All (IFA) »
A non-profit organization that helps Hispanic community in the Harris County with college preparation and student financing.
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 College Loan Corporation »
Offers a tutorial explaining the financial aid process.
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 SponsorChange.org »
Provides student volunteers stipend ($10-$20/hr) for their loan payment.
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 Internet Student Loans Company »
Information and applications for college financial aid and loans.
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 Nelnet, Inc. »
Provides a full range of federal and private education loans and valuable resources for student and graduates.
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 Nellie Mae »
Offers federal and private education loans through direct originations.
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 Education Credit Management Corp. »
A student loan guarantor. Services student loans in the event of personal bankruptcy. Information for colleges and lenders, brief description of services, news, executive profiles.
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 Alliance Capital »
Offers a program for planning and saving for college tuition.
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 Smith - Warren Financial Services, Inc. »
Warren Financial Services, Inc.
- Provides help for parents and students in funding college and locating both need and non-need based financial aid.
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 Astrive »
Offers private loans to students that are enrolled at least “half-time” in an eligible degree or certificate program. Repayment options include immediate, interest-only, and deferred.
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 Collegiate Funding Services »
Offers a program to consolidate Federal student loans.
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 Mountain States College Planning Associates »
Consulting service on college financing in Metro Denver area.
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