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Ensuring Continued Access To Student Loans Act (H.R. 5715/P.L. 110-227) Media Coverage

 December 2008
Can You Get A Loan? (Kiplinger) 12/10/2008

 October 2008
Credit Squeeze Hasn't Cut Off Loans For College (East Volusia News-Journal) 10/28/2008
Student Lending Faces A Crisis (eSchool News) 10/15/2008
Nevada: Congress Makes Getting Student Loans Easier (Reno Gazette-Journal) 10/10/2008
Colleges Getting Hit By The Credit Crunch (Time) 10/8/2008
Audio: Margaret Spellings Looks Back (Inside Higher Education) 10/6/2008
SLM Corp. Shares Rise; Co. Expects To Beat Views (Associated Press) 10/3/2008
Trickle-Down Economic Duress (Inside Higher Ed) 10/2/2008
Federal Student Loans Weather Financial Crisis (The Houston Chronicle) 10/2/2008
Social Web Sites Help Fill Student Loan Gap (The San Francisco Chronicle) 10/2/2008
The Credit Crunch: Where Is It Happening? (Time) 10/2/2008
North Carolina: Students To Pay More For Loans (WFMY News) 10/1/2008

 September 2008
Federal Bailout Compromise Leaves Room For Student-Lender Assistance (The Chronicle of Higher Education) 9/29/2008
Connecticut: Students Find Getting College Loans Tougher (Connecticut Post) 9/29/2008
Direct Lending Gains Participants As Troubles Plague Bank-Based System (The Chronicle of Higher Education) 9/29/2008
Key Education Resources Sharpens Focus On Student Lending 9/26/2008
Credit Crunch Crushing Private Student Loan Business (CNBC) 9/24/2008
Opinion: Sallie Mae Asks For A Chance To Bid (The Wall Street Journal) 9/22/2008
Illinois: State Panel Gets $100 Million For Loans To College Students (The Telegraph) 9/22/2008
Dispute Clouds Revival Of Student-Loan Market (The Wall Street Journal) 9/17/2008
Massachusetts: Student Lender Is Back In Business (The Boston Globe) 9/17/2008
Extended Relief For Student Borrowers (And Lenders) (Inside Higher Ed) 9/15/2008
Student Loan Company To Shut Down (The Patriot-News) 9/12/2008
Illinois: 20,000 Students To Benefit From More College Credit (Chicago Sun-Times) 9/8/2008
Illinois: State Agencies Get Creative On Student Loans (Inside Higher Ed) 9/5/2008
Kentucky: Public, Non-Profit Student Loan Provider To Get Proper Funding (News-Democrat & Leader) 9/3/2008
As 'Crisis' Deters Loan Companies, Direct Lending Sees 43-Percent Jump (The Chronicle of Higher Education) 9/2/2008
Despite Credit Crisis, Most Students Have Found Loans (The Washington Post) 9/2/2008

 August 2008
Georgia: Credit Crunch Delays Student Loan Disbursements (11Alive.com) 8/29/2008
Analysts Cite Rising Costs For SLM (Associated Press) 8/29/2008
Tennessee: Late Loan Arrivals Won't Hinder Students (The Tennessean) 8/27/2008
Defaults Drown Corinthian (Forbes) 8/27/2008
Tennessee: Loans In Progress, Federal Program Helping Lenders Fund College For Students (Knoxville News Sentinel) 8/26/2008
New Hampshire: Student Loan 'Fix' (New Hampshire Union Leader) 8/25/2008
Mississippi: Hundreds Of College Students May Not Get Loans Until Later In Semester (The Clarion-Ledger) 8/25/2008
Michigan: Loan Cost Increases Pinch Students (The Detroit News) 8/25/2008
Massachusetts: Agency May Return To Student Loan Business (Associated Press) 8/25/2008
SLM To Provide Fresh Loans (The Wall Street Journal) 8/21/2008
Student-Loan Woes Not Easily Solved, Congressional Research Report Warns (The Chronicle of Higher Education) 8/21/2008
Credit Squeeze Hits College Students, Families (MSNBC) 8/20/2008
Student Loan Law Hasn't Passed The Test Yet, Experts Say (Congressional Quarterly) 8/20/2008
Utah: With Big Banks Out Of The Picture, State Steps Up To Offer Financial Aid Loans (The Salt Lake Tribune) 8/15/2008
New Hampshire: Students Find Loans Despite Lender's Troubles (Associated Press) 8/15/2008
To Help More Students, Lenders Say, Speed Of Rescue Plan Is Key (The Chronicle of Higher Education) 8/15/2008
Kentucky: Student Loan Agency To Run Out Of Money (The Herald-Leader) 8/13/2008
Three Large Lenders Out Of FFEL (The Bond Buyer) 8/13/2008
White House Submits Changes To Budget Request (Congress Daily) 8/5/2008
Opinion: A Role For Community Banks In Student Loan Crunch (The Boston Globe) 8/4/2008
Federal Rescue Plan May Have Overlooked Nonprofit Lenders (The Chronicle of Higher Education) 8/1/2008

 July 2008
Rescue Plan Is Latest In A Series of Risks Taken On By Taxpayers (The Wall Street Journal) 7/18/2008
Harsh Lesson In Student Lending (Bloomberg News) 7/14/2008

 June 2008
Government Rivals DTC For Student Loans (DM News) 6/30/2008
Arkansas: UA Getting Jump On Potential Student Loan Headaches (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette) 6/27/2008
New Jersey: 160 Jobs Eliminated At Loan Firm (Burlington County Times) 6/25/2008
Students Will Have Full Access To Federal Loans, Spellings Says (Bloomberg) 6/25/2008
South Carolina: Student Loan Corp. Secures Funding (Associated Press) 6/24/2008
Pennsylvania: Citizens Bank Will Resume College Loans (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) 6/24/2008
Panel: Bad Economy Means Less Access To College (Associated Press) 6/16/2008
Audio: Student Loans Meet Social Networks (Marketplace) 6/16/2008
Rescue Plan Appears To Be Helping Lenders And Colleges (The Chronicle of Higher Education) 6/13/2008
Credit Crisis Weakens Relief For States' Student-Loan Programs (USA Today) 6/12/2008
Some State Loan Agencies Say They May Stay On The Sidelines This Year (The Chronicle of Higher Education) 6/12/2008
Holders Of Auction-Rate Debt Have Choices, But Few Solutions (The Wall Street Journal) 6/12/2008
Beat The College Loan Crunch (CNN Money) 6/11/2008
Best Places To Seek Student Loans (SmartMoney) 6/11/2008
Sallie Mae Vows A Loan For Every Eligible Student (The Denver Post) 6/11/2008
Private-Loan Reliance Worries Colleges (The Chronicle of Higher Education) 6/10/2008
Connecticut: Three Rivers Students Lose Lender (Norwich Bulletin) 6/10/2008
Nevada: Small Nevada Colleges Say Students Still Have Loan Options (Associated Press) 6/10/2008
Opinion: Expand College Grants (The Los Angeles Times) 6/10/2008
Montana: Administration Expresses Concerns Over MHESAC (Helena Independent Record) 6/9/2008
Wall St. Firm Told Only Some About Risk (The Boston Globe) 6/9/2008
Opinion: Student Loans (The New York Times) 6/9/2008
Opinion: Who'll Help Students Pay For College? (The New York Times) 6/9/2008
Opinion: The Right Way To Help (The Courier-Journal) 6/9/2008
Credit Strain Flares Again After Relief Since March (The Wall Street Journal) 6/5/2008
SLM's Headmaster On Lessons Learned (The Wall Street Journal) 6/5/2008
Student Lenders Tiptoe Back To Market With Government Bailout (CNN Money) 6/5/2008
Looking For A Student Loan? They're Still Available, But You'll Need A Clean Record (The Boston Globe) 6/4/2008
Solutions To The Student Loan Shortfall (Kiplinger) 6/4/2008
Untangling Student Loans (Chicago Sun-Times) 6/3/2008
Credit Crisis May Limit Options For Student Loans (The Wall Street Journal) 6/3/2008
Student Loans Start To Bypass 2-Year Colleges (The New York Times) 6/2/2008
Commentary: College-Loan Market Is Getting Its Own Bailout (Bloomberg) 6/2/2008
South Carolina: Local Colleges Confident On Student Loans (The Greenville News) 6/2/2008
Brazos Trapped By Auction-Bond Yields Above Student-Loan Rates (Bloomberg) 6/2/2008

 May 2008
Rescue Plan In Hand, Student-Loan Companies Are Coming Back (The Chronicle of Higher Education) 5/23/2008
Lenders And Department Reach Short-Term Agreement 5/21/2008
Student Lenders Hold Out Hope For Federal Financing Bank Option (Congressional Quarterly) 5/19/2008
Education Dept. Faces Industry Dissent Over 2 Student-Loan Rescue Plans (The Chronicle of Higher Education) 5/19/2008
Student-Loan Market Shows Small Signs Of Revival (The Chronicle of Higher Education) 5/16/2008
College Credit Crunch Eases (The Baltimore Sun) 5/13/2008
Opinion: Ensuring Access To Student Loans (The New York Times) 5/13/2008
Audio: A Bit Of Relief In The Student Loan Market (Marketplace) 5/12/2008
Investors Stuck With 0 Percent Rates On College-Loan Bonds (Associated Press) 5/7/2008
Editorial: Congress Makes College Less Affordable (The Detroit News) 5/6/2008
Editorial: Lending To Students - Congress Shouldn't Be Panicked Into Restoring Subsidies (The Washington Post) 5/6/2008
As Bush Prepares To Sign Bailout Bill, No Agreement On Whether 'Crisis' Has Ended (The Chronicle of Higher Education) 5/5/2008
Fed Action Brings Cash For Student Loan Market (Associated Press) 5/5/2008
Sector Snap: Student Lenders Rise On Loan-Limit Bill Passage (Associated Press) 5/5/2008
Editorial: An Education In Bailouts (The Wall Street Journal) 5/5/2008

 April 2008
Opinion: College Loans Are Least Of Government's Problems (The Wall Street Journal) 4/30/2008
Opinion: No Bailout For Student Loans, No Taxpayer Risk (The Wall Street Journal) 4/29/2008
SLA Research Indicates That House Bill On Student Loans Has Potential To Significantly Reduce Private Loan Needs For Undergrads 4/24/2008
Career College Association Says Crisis in Student Lending Happening Now 4/18/2008

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