Comments on: Banks Ditch Home Loans for Student Loans

By: When an A+ is really a B; the Credit Crisis Bears Down on Student Loans | Thomas Goodwin

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 02:35:48 +0000

[…] and lenders wanting to diversify and seek out other types of loans in my blog on January 3rd, 2008 (Banks Ditch Home Loans for Student Loans). Just three short months later, on Wednesday, April 9th, 2008, I opened up the Wall Street Journal […]

By: responsible lending

responsible lending — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 19:30:19 +0000

the different URLs is like having different phone numbers. they are trying to measure the success of the callbacks they get by clicks to the different websites.
the thing is, private student loans are a real necessary evil. tuition costs keep going up and paychecks don’t, but why do the loan companies come off looking so incredibly scummy. they’re like viewed as worse than used car salesmen, lawyers and advertisers. but we need the loans, so how can they step up and be seen as here to help instead of to shackle you. i think it lies in the bank’s hands. They have to take responsibility in talking to the younger, financially inexperienced target. yell and sell tactics will only hurt the industry in the long run, causing distrust in the public eye, and watchdog tactics by the government. TG–i think this problem will most certainly become a crisis, much like the mortgage market has.

By: Loan Resources

Loan Resources — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 11:23:49 +0000

Personal student loans are a quick way for students to get additional financial aid on top of what they are already receiving. Personal loans come in a variety of different packages, and all offer different benefits and downsides.