Help for those with defaulted loans
If you have a defaulted loan, you may have had some difficulty in reaching a payment arrangement with a debt collector. Recently, however, the incentive for these companies to try to collect large...
View ArticleFinancial Literacy Week Starts Today!
Remember to visit the Financial Literacy Week events today through Thursday, both onsite and online! These events are open to all students, faculty, and staff. At the end of the week, we’ll draw...
View ArticleThe Best of the Week
As we wrap up Financial Literacy Week here at Franklin, we wanted to share some highlights of the week’s events: All of the workshops from this past week have been recorded via FranklinLive!, and are...
View ArticleDon’t make these mistakes when it comes to student loan repayment
We often hear cautionary tales of students whose loan debt has crept into the six figure range, making it impossible for them to make their monthly loan payments that are often greater than their...
View ArticleFranklin University Scholarship Opportunities
The Office of Alumni Relations is pleased to announce 3 scholarships that are being offered to all students. If you meet the minimum requirements, all are invited to apply! Alumni Military Scholarship...
View ArticleConfused by the new Pay As You Earn repayment option?
The Pay As You Earn repayment option was introduced in December of 2012 as another way to help loan borrowers make their monthly loan payments more affordable. In a nutshell, borrowers who are...
View ArticleStudent loan bill set to pass
If you haven’t heard all of the reports lately regarding federal student loan interest rates, it may “interest” you to know that the rates on subsidized Stafford loans doubled on July 1st. However,...
View ArticleFinancial Aid and Tuition Updates
Your educational expenses play a huge role in overall financial literacy, so it’s important to be aware of any changes to costs or funding as you progress through your program. With that in mind, here...
View ArticleUnderstanding Federal Stafford Loan Entrance Counseling
Another school year has started, and for many students, that means taking out new federal student loans and completing entrance counseling. Now, after having completed the counseling, and reading all...
View ArticleHave your Financial Aid questions answered August 28th
The U.S. Department of Education’s office of Federal student aid will host a live Twitter session tomorrow at 5:00 PM EST to help answer your burning financial aid questions. Check out this post from...
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