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CNNMoney: Volunteer, cut college costs

College tuition increases about 5% to 8% a year. And most students are now just beginning to get their financial aid packages.

Rules to ease student loan repayments take effect

Colleges aren't getting any cheaper, but federal student loans are.

CNNMoney: Graduate to lower student loan costs

Today the government will begin offering a repayment plan that lets graduates reduce their monthly student loan payments based on their income. It's called the income based repayment plan and it's available to borrowers who took out federal loans or used a federal consolidation loan to combine their debt.

Form for student loans will become shorter

One of the great headaches of the American dream is about to get less painful.

Fortune: Get smart about borrowing for college

By now, most college-bound high school seniors have accepted an admissions offer and are cruising blissfully toward graduation, summer, and their chosen campus come fall. For parents, on the other hand, the hard work of financing this education is just beginning.

Money Magazine: Ease the tuition squeeze

You've been waiting for this moment for nearly 18 years: Your baby is almost ready for college. Your finances, not so much. The market's protracted free fall means that your college fund is now worth just a fraction of what you need. Your home's value has no doubt dropped sharply too - no help there. The only thing that keeps going up, you guessed it, is college tuition. So it's goodbye, Dream School U., hello, Central State, right?

CNNMoney: Get the best college financial aid

Many students are now receiving their college acceptance letters and with that comes offers of financial aid. Here's how to compare your financial aid offers.

CNNMoney: Defaulting on your student loan?

An increasing number of students aren't making their student loan payments according to the Department of Education.

CNNMoney: College tuition help on the horizon

There could be help on the horizon for families worried about paying for college tuition if Congress passes the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. Here is what this bill may do for college students.

CNNMoney: Student loan fugitives

Carl, a Florida native now living overseas, is afraid to move back to the United States. That's because he can't afford to pay his student loans.

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