Until recently, students seeking financial aid had to fill out a form with a hundred and twenty questions. Now, thanks to Education Secretary Margaret Spellings, they only have to answer…
Taking Out a Student Loan Just Got Easier
Fed, Paulson Continue Market Interventions
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York is meeting with banks and investors to move forward in creating a clearinghouse to restore order in the market for credit default swaps (CDS). The collapse of Lehman Brothers and the near-collapse of Bear Stearns raised concerns about the viability of the $45 trillion CDS market, which is currently unregulated. Credit default swaps provide insurance for mortgage-backed securities and bonds
Global Stock Markets Drop as Central Banks Scramble to Stop Panic
This morning, stock markets around the world dropped to record-breaking new lows, despite the passage of the U.S. Bank Bailout Bill on Friday. As of 1pm EST:
‘Black Album’ Satanic Suicides
Query from a reader in the UL Forum:I am looking for any information anyone has on an urban legend called THE BLACK ALBUM. According to the story I heard, a…
Your Transcript: Your Grad School Application Goes Nowhere Without It!
Applicants to graduate school sometimes become so concerned about the more challenging aspects of the application, like recommendation letters and admissions essays, that they forget the easy stuff, like transcripts….
