Student Loan
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Brown Joins Ohio University Students To Discuss College Affordability
U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) joined students at Ohio University today to discuss efforts to keep college affordable for all Ohioans. Earlier this year, student loan debt outpaced credit card debt, soaring to more than $1 trillion. “Now more than ever, a college degree is the key to ...…Read More
Posted on 9/29/2012 | -
Banking Panel Examines Private Student Loans
U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Chairman of the Senate Banking Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Protection, conducted a hearing entitled, “Private Student Loans: Providing Flexibility and Opportunity to Borrowers?” today. The hearing examined the private student loan mark...…Read More
Posted on 7/24/2012 | -
Sen. Brown Cheers Congressional Passage Of His Legislation To Maintain Lower Interest Rates On Stafford Loans
WASHINGTON, D.C.- U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH) today cheered Congressional passage of his legislation that will maintain lower interest rates for students using federally-subsidized Stafford loans. Without Congressional action, approximately 382,000 students across Ohio would have been forced to pay signifi...…Read More
Posted on 6/29/2012 | -
Sen. Brown, Youngstown State University Students Call For Passage Of New Bill Preventing More Than 10,000 Mahoning Valley Students From Paying Thousands More For Student Loans
Two YSU Students, Cary Dabney and Laura Krcelic, Discuss How Federal Stafford Loans Have Enabled them to Afford College Costs Scheduled Interest Rate Hike Comes on the Heels of a New Analysis Showing That Half of Young College Graduates Are Jobless or Underemployed YOUNGSTOWN, OH-More than 3...…Read More
Posted on 6/11/2012 | -
Joining Youngstown State University Students To Call For Bill Preventing Paying Thousands More For Student Loans
Sen. Brown joined students at Youngstown State University to call for passage of his bill that would maintain the current interest rate, which is set at 3.4 percent, and prevent a hike to 6.8 percent scheduled for July 1st.More than 382,000 students across Ohio - including more than 10,000 in Columbiana, Maho...…Read More
Posted on 6/11/2012 | -
Working To Prevent Rising Student Loan Rates
Posted on 6/4/2012 -
Sen. Brown, Owens Community College Students Call for Passage of New Bill to Prevent 25,000 Lucas County Students from Paying Thousands More for Student Loans
PERRYSBURG, OH-More than 382,000 students across Ohio—including 25,000 in Lucas County alone—would be forced to pay significantly more for their student loans unless Congress passes legislation by July 1st to block the interest rate from doubling on federally-subsidized Stafford loans. Today, U.S....…Read More
Posted on 6/4/2012 |