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    By LeeAnn Maton

    | 9:45AM 8/31/2010
    If law school tuition can cost more than $150,000 and the legal services profession lost 17,200 jobs between July 2009 and 2010, is investing in a law degree still worth the expense? Actually, yes, according to three legal education experts who spoke to Money College about law school financial aid....

    By Steven Kent

    | 7:00AM 8/16/2010
    It's the bitter little pill stewing in the subconscious of every brilliant writer here at Money College: No matter how many fascinating pieces we write about how to save money and soft-shoe smart with fall's best buys for dance clogs, or how to catapult yourself through a master's program in a year...

    By Alysse Dalessandro

    | 11:00AM 6/30/2010
    Illinois Governor Pat Quinn signed a law capping interest rates on consumer installment loans -- paid over a period of time and with interest rates sometimes exceeding 1,000% -- and increasing the amount of time for people to pay. "Many consumers who take out short-term loans are doing so as a...

    By Michael Kaplan

    | 2:45PM 6/18/2010
    In spite of the fact that Connecticut's Mohegan Indian tribe's Mohegan Sun Casino ranks among the most successful gambling operations on the East Coast, the USDA granted it a $54 million loan.

    By Josh Smith

    | 6:30PM 5/17/2010
    For borrowers who are looking for a personal loan, but don't qualify for the best rates at their local bank, peer-to-peer lending might be a good solution. Recently Lending Club expanded its personal loan offering by providing 5 year personal loans to borrowers and investors. "Sixty-month loans...

    By The Associated Press

    | 9:45PM 4/19/2010
    General Motors will fully repay the $6.7 billion loan portion of its U.S. government aid earlier than its previously promised payback date of June, a person briefed on the plans said. CEO Ed Whitacre will announce details of the repayment during a visit Wednesday to Kansas City, Kan.

    By Geoff Williams

    | 12:30PM 3/05/2010
    So you're broke, have really lousy credit, and need some cash, but don't worry -- there's a company out there that will give you a loan anyway. It doesn't mind that your credit is bad. In fact, its program is designed for people like you. So don't worry. You've found Financial Sanctuary, at long...

    By Josh Smith

    | 6:00AM 3/05/2010
    Over the past couple of years, lenders have tightened their purse strings, making it harder for even the most creditworthy consumers to land a loan the traditional way. But as the banks' wallets closed, other ones have opened: Peer-to-peer lending sites like Lending Club and Prosper have provided a...

    By Geoff Williams

    | 2:00PM 3/04/2010
    Age discrimination comes in all forms. FindLaw.com, a legal information Web site, just came out with a new survey that indicates that the younger you are, the harder it will be to get a loan. According to their survey, more than one in five (22%) people between the ages of 18 and 34 say that...

    By Mitch Lipka

    | 6:15PM 2/11/2010
    Anne Howe is not dead, but her credit report said otherwise. So, as far as the bank refinancing the mortgage on her Bothel, Wash., house was concerned, there would be no loan. After all, she was dead. If you're dead you don't have a credit score. Without a credit score you don't have a loan. Never...