NEW YORK (MainStreet) — Rising tuition costs have forced many families around the country to reassess which universities they can afford and rethink the value of college in general, but as this year’s Princeton Review analysis of colleges shows, many schools continue to help students shoulder the burden with generous financial aid packages, even as [...]

For fishermen foundering due to the cost and pressure of rules, regulations and the feeble economy, there is help available from a borrowing source that — oddly, in today’s environment — is seeking comers. The Cape Ann Commercial Fishermen’s Loan Fund, established in 1975 with $ 250,000 in federal grants, provides money for fishing businesses [...]

Jennifer Liberto, On Saturday July 30, 2011, 3:59 pm EDT College students heading back to school in the next few weeks could get caught in financial limbo if Congress doesn’t make a deal to keep United States from defaulting on its debt. Nobody knows for sure what will happen. But student financial aid will be [...]

Did you get less federal financial aid than you’d hoped, or miss out on that merit-based scholarship you were sure you’d receive? Fear not: It’s likely that there is still money on the table for you–even in midsummer–if you know when and how to look, financial aid officials say. Every year, prospective students who have [...]

Did you get less federal financial aid than you’d hoped, or miss out on that merit-based scholarship you were sure you’d receive? Fear not: It’s likely that there is still money on the table for you–even in midsummer–if you know when and how to look, financial aid officials say. Every year, prospective students who have [...]

Purdue University officials announced today that Ted Malone from University of Alaska Anchorage will be the new director of the Division of Financial Aid. The appointment is effective Aug. 24. Joyce Hall, the previous director, will retire in August after 25 years at Purdue. “Ted brings a wealth of experience and enthusiasm to the financial [...]

President Obama’s administration has set the goal of seeing 8 million new college graduates by 2020. Ironically, a recent report by the Education Trust finds that many financial aid policies at schools actually hinder increased enrollment. According to the report, despite the availability of federal programs like Income-Based Repayment and

President Obama’s administration has set the goal of seeing 8 million new college graduates by 2020. Ironically, a recent report by the Education Trust finds that many financial aid policies at schools actually hinder increased enrollment. According to the report, despite the availability of federal programs like Income-Based Repayment and

President Obama’s administration has set the goal of seeing 8 million new college graduates by 2020. Ironically, a recent report by the Education Trust finds that many financial aid policies at schools actually hinder increased enrollment. According to the report, despite the availability of federal programs like Income-Based Repayment and

President Obama’s administration has set the goal of seeing 8 million new college graduates by 2020. Ironically, a recent report by the Education Trust finds that many financial aid policies at schools actually hinder increased enrollment. According to the report, despite the availability of federal programs like Income-Based Repayment and