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Student loan

A student loan is designed to help students pay for college tuition, books, and living expenses. It differs from other types of loans in that the interest rate is substantially lower and the repayment schedule is deferred while the student is still in school.

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Wall Street retreats from record levels on Fed worries

By Reuters

Stocks retreated from record levels on Wednesday on concerns that the U.S. Federal Reserve may start to ease up on its economy-boosting stimulus program. (May 30)

MORE TOPICS: VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC., FEDERAL RESERVE, DOW JONES, FIXED-INCOME, JAPAN, TELECOMS

Wall Street drops more than 1 percent on Fed stimulus worries

By Reuters

Stocks fell more than 1 percent on Wednesday, retreating sharply from record levels scaled recently, on concerns the U.S. Federal Reserve may start to ease up on its economy-boosting stimulus program. (May 30)

MORE TOPICS: FEDERAL RESERVE, DOW JONES, APPLE INC., CALIFORNIA, JAPAN, TELECOMS

Wall Street falls on Fed stimulus program uncertainty

By Reuters

Stocks fell from record levels on Wednesday as investors continued to question the longevity of the Federal Reserve's stimulus program. (May 30)

MORE TOPICS: DOW JONES, APPLE INC., JAPAN, BANK OF JAPAN, EUROPEAN CENTRAL BANK, NEW YORK

Moody's, S&P settle lawsuits over debt vehicle ratings

By Reuters UK

Settlements have been reached in two long-running lawsuits seeking to hold Moody's Investors Service and Standard & Poor's responsible for misleading investors about the safety of risky debt vehicles that they rated. (Apr 27)

MORE TOPICS: MORGAN STANLEY, S&P, COURT, NEW YORK, MORTGAGE, INVESTMENT

EA Worst Company in America
Why Games Matter Blog - Worst Company Award Reflects Badly on Gamers, not EA

By IBTimes UK

EA has been voted the worst company in America, but it's gamers, not the company that look bad. (Apr 10)

MORE TOPICS: IPHONE, WAL-MART

Missing Data On Half Million Canadian Student Loans To Draw Suit

By Reuters

A Newfoundland lawyer said he will launch a class action lawsuit on Thursday against the Canadian government which lost a portable external hard drive containing the personal information of 583,000 Canada Student Loan borrowers. (Jan 18)

MORE TOPICS: FACEBOOK, COURT, LAWYER, LAWSUIT

The Free Market’s Exciting and Creative Workarounds

By The Daily Reckoning Australia

As the chart below displays, the Federal Reserve has, since 1913, destroyed roughly 97% of the [US] dollar's value. And that, despite (or perhaps because of) a mandate to maintain the same currency's integrity and stability. (Dec 20)

MORE TOPICS: GOLD, FEDERAL RESERVE, AUSTRALIA, IPOD, CANCER, INVESTMENT

Sinking US Net Worth, Soaring US Debt

By The Daily Reckoning Australia

Behold a new damage assessment from the credit crisis: The net worth of the median American household plunged 47% from 2007-2010. (Dec 03)

MORE TOPICS: AUSTRALIA, NEW YORK

Obama takes "fiscal cliff" battle to Twitter

By Reuters UK

President Barack Obama opened a new front on Wednesday in the battle between Democrats and Republicans over the best way to avoid the year-end "fiscal cliff" - Twitter. (Nov 29)

MORE TOPICS: BARACK OBAMA, NANCY PELOSI, TWITTER, WHITE HOUSE, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, CONGRESS

Sandy to test revamped federal flood insurance program

By Reuters

Superstorm Sandy is threatening to drag the U.S. government's debt-ridden flood insurance program back into the political crosshairs just months after Congress attempted to put the controversial program on a sound financial footing. (Nov 03)

MORE TOPICS: STORM, MANAGEMENT, CONGRESS