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23
Aug

VSAC Receives Continued Funding to Assist Public Service Lawyers



WINOOSKI — Vermont Student Assistance Corporation (VSAC) has received a grant of $51,515 from the U.S. Department of Justice to go toward student loan forgiveness for attorneys who work as state prosecutors or state or federal...

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02
Jul

Hold the Line on Debt, but Don’t Give Up the Schooling

By Don Vickers

A month ago, I joined other Vermonters in calling for more reasonable interest rates on federal education loans so that we don’t price students and their families out of higher education.

Today, I issue a word of caution — namely...

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08
Nov

Federal Education Loans: The Story Behind the Story

By Don Vickers

Vermont Student Assistance Corporation (VSAC) spent many years providing education loans to Vermont students and parents through the Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP). We stopped making federal loans in July 2010 when...

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12
Oct

Federal Grants Enable VSAC to Continue College Counseling



FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Contact: Irene Racz, VSAC director of public affairs, 802-542-2240

 

WINOOSKI — The Vermont Student Assistance Corporation (VSAC) has gone four for four on the federal grants it uses to help pay for career...

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12
Sep

VSAC Gears Up to Assist Vermonters This School Year

By Don Vickers

The school year has begun, and Vermont Student Assistance Corporation (VSAC) is once again available to provide statewide services to families, new or continuing college students, and adult learners.

Saving for College

September...

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02
Sep

VSAC Offers Payment Relief for Borrowers Affected by Irene



The Vermont Student Assistance Corporation (VSAC) will offer forbearances of up to 90 days to borrowers who have federal or private education loans with VSAC and will have trouble keeping up with their payments as a result of the...

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