Student Loan Express?

[changeofheart77]

What's the word on the street? I'm unfamiliar with this agency. It seems to offer nice perks for consolidating with them.

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[magicrat]

check simpletuition..you can compare them to a bunch of lenders...kind of like lending tree

 

[meehawl]

I often wondered why, when so many companies offered Staffords etc with no origination fees and bonus rebates, my university didn't have them on the list and was always pimping these crappy lenders that skimmed 3% off the top...

What's the word on the street? I'm unfamiliar with this agency. It seems to offer nice perks for consolidating with them.

Financial Aid Administrator Paid Thousands By Student Loan Company
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2007/04/09/cbsnews_investigates/main2666216.shtml

A financial aid administrator for a major university was suspended from her job Monday when her employer learned she has been paid tens of thousands of dollars in consulting fees by a student loan company, Student Loan Xpress ... [the financial aid director at Johns Hopkins University] Frishberg received about $65,000 in payments from leading lender Student Loan Xpress during the past five years ... At the same time, Johns Hopkins has designated Student Loan Xpress a “preferred” lender for federal PLUS and private loan programs.

Also:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/12/AR2007041201479.html