Student loan program suspended (Portsmouth Herald)
CONCORD — The New Hampshire Higher Education Loan Corporation, one of the NHHEAF Network Organizations and New Hampshire's leading provider of student loan financing, has decided to suspend alternative student lending effective March 11.

N.H. student loan agency feeling the pinch (The Nashua Telegraph)
Citing the volatility of capital markets, the New Hampshire Higher Education Loan Corp. -- by far the largest New Hampshire provider of student loan financing -- has announced it will suspend its alternative student lending efforts effective Tuesday. ... - By JEFF FEINGOLD New Hampshire Business Review

NH loan agency suspends some college loans (Boston Globe)
Nearly 5,000 New Hampshire college students will have to look somewhere else for college loans after a major nonprofit loan agency has suspended part of its loan program.

Primary College Lender suspends alternative Lending programs (Portsmouth Herald)
CONCORD — The New Hampshire Higher Education Loan Corporation (NHHELCO), one of the NHHEAF Network Organizations and New Hampshire’s leading provider of student loan financing, has decided to suspend alternative student lending effective Tuesday,...

Study Shows College Costs at Forefront of Students' Concerns (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)
College costs rank as one of the top concerns for college students today, according to a recent survey by the Higher Education Research Institute. Financial aid packages -- the funds schools offer to students in the form of grants, scholarships, work-study awards, and student loans -- were cited by 39 percent of students in the survey as one of the most important factors when making college ...

Bonds have become ties that bind (New Hampshire Union Leader)
WHAT WAS ONCE thought to be a safe form of borrowing -- auction-rate bonds backed by AAA-rated bond insurers -- has turned into a major headache for New Hampshire parties who can't sell their debt on Wall Street.

Access Group, Inc. Receives Top ABS Servicer Rating from Fitch Ratings (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Access Group, Inc. recently received the top ABS servicer rating of "Proficient Plus" for its Federal Family Education Loan Program loan servicing from Fitch Ratings. This FFELP servicer rating is based on effective technology and due diligence procedures that exceed Department of Education guidelines for servicing FFELP loans.

Student Loan Forgiveness (Washington Post)
I read in your column that under a new federal law, college students in teacher-prep programs are eligible for annual grants of $4,000 to help cover college costs. My daughter is studying to be a teacher, so obviously I'm very interested in this grant. How can she apply?

Student Loan Forgiveness (KiplingerForecasts.com)
A new law lends a helping hand to teachers and other public servants. Find out what it takes to qualify and how to apply.

Credit storm for students? (San Jose Mercury News)
As if paying for college isn't stressful enough, now students and parents face a new worry. Some private lenders are already pulling back on student loans, raising fears that rough weather is ahead during the peak lending season in July and August.