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Obama decries rising cost of college education President Barack Obama called Friday for an overhaul of the higher education financial aid system, warning that colleges and universities that fail to control spiraling tuition costs could lose federal funds. read more www.sanduskyregister.com
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Banks Agree to $25 Billion to Help Homeowners Bloomberg reports that US Banks have reached a $25 billion agreement to pay homeowners in one of the largest federal-state civil settlement in the nation?s history. It is estimated there are 10 million-plus homes underwater. According to the White House, President Obama said, "We have reached a landmark settlement with the nation's largest banks that ... www.forbes.com
Tree.com Amends Definitive Agreement to Sell Certain Assets of Home Loan Center, Inc. to Discover Financial Services CHARLOTTE, N.C., Feb. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Tree.com, Inc. (NASDAQ: TREE - News) today announced that it has signed an amendment to the asset purchase agreement related to the sale of substantially all of ... finance.yahoo.com
Parents Snared in $100 Billion College Debt Trap Risk Retirement Terry Williams borrowed about $7,000 to earn a degree from Spelman College 38 years ago. For her youngest child, a sophomore at Belmont University in Nashville, she will take on almost $40,000 in parental loans. www.bloomberg.com
What Obama Hopes To Change With His State of the Union Speech When President Obama delivers his fourth annual address to Congress, he'll no doubt exploit the prime-time exposure to tick off a loooooooooong list of accomplishments from his first term. Then he'll recite another lengthy list: the things he hopes to achieve in the future. But he won't mention the biggest thing he wants his speech to do: Help him get re-elected in November. news.yahoo.com
Financial services loses its appetite for recruitment Recruitment: The financial services industry is slowly losing its recruitment drive as economic and regulatory uncertainties linger. However, while some find it difficult to grow, others seem to be rapidly increasing headcount, writes Andrew Tsanadis. www.moneymanagement.com.au
Wellesley Calendar Listings: Feb. 9-16 www.wickedlocal.com
Tree.com to Sell Certain Assets of Home Loan Center to Discover Financial Services Revisions provide additional flexibility to facilitate the transaction and accelerate purchase price... charlotteraleigh.citybizlist.com
The Parent Trap: College Tuition Debt Student debt snares parents, putting retirement at risk www.businessweek.com
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