Budget 2010: Full text of George Osborne’s statement

This is the full text of the emergency Budget statement that Chancellor George Osborne delivered to the House of Commons.

Advice for grads: Know what you owe

Soon the sounds of "Pomp and Circumstance" will fade and thousands of college graduates will have to really start facing the music - their education loans.

Government to cease subsidizing private student lenders

ENID For more than 40 years, college students have been able to take part in a public-private student loan program, choosing private lenders for their federal student loans.

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Color of Money: College graduates need to learn about loan repayment

Many graduates dont know who they borrowed from or how many different loans they have or what their total amount owed is.

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Read up on dealing with student loan debt

Soon the sounds of Pomp and Circumstance will fade and thousands of college graduates will have to really start facing the music their education loans. For them I have a new tune: Know what you owe.

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