Financial Aid Podcast Show Notes and Blog

1. Public Speaking Policy and Scholarships Thursday, 21 August 2008, 5:40 am
   So here’s the deal. I’m making a change in how I handle speaking engagements. Beginning immediately, if you’d like me to speak at your conference on the topics of new media, Internet marketing,. […]
2. FAP866: Earning beer money, student credit cards Thursday, 21 August 2008, 5:04 am
   FAP866: Earning beer money, student credit cards Listen now: Student Financial Aid News + NASFAA: “Congress and the Bush administration have struggled this year to find the right type and amount of. […]
3. FAP865: Student Loan Interview on WERS Wednesday, 20 August 2008, 4:53 am
   FAP865: Student Loan Interview on WERS Listen now: Expert Interview + Today I’m interviewed by Sonia Saini from WERS (Emerson College Radio, WERS 88.9 FM) about the credit crunch and student loans +. […]
4. FAP864: Beloit College Mindset List, FMD, EFP Tuesday, 19 August 2008, 5:07 am
   FAP864: Beloit College Mindset List, FMD, EFP Listen now: Student Financial Aid News + Yesterday we released the Cheap College Textbooks free eBook + Marketwatch: Student lender First Marblehead Corp.. […]
5. Sneak Preview: How To Find Cheap College Textbooks Monday, 18 August 2008, 8:51 am
   The latest Edvisors eBook is now published, How To Find Cheap College Textbooks. This will eventually live at our new campus-based site, CampusX, but it’s of course distributed first to YOU, Financi. […]
6. FAP863: More options if you run into financial aid trouble Monday, 18 August 2008, 5:31 am
   FAP863: More options if you run into financial aid trouble Listen now: Student Financial Aid News + Bloomberg: Just three days after the Fed approved a loan against Bear Stearns securities, Pennsylvan. […]
7. FAP862: Homeless Youth to College - Successful Transitions Friday, 15 August 2008, 6:18 am
   From the NASFAA national conference this past summer. Did you enjoy today’s show? If so, please consider subscribing for free to get it delivered to you. Subscribing for free means you don’t have. […]
8. FAP861: NASFAA 2008 Slideshow Friday, 15 August 2008, 6:18 am
   From the NASFAA conference this past summer. Did you enjoy today’s show? If so, please consider subscribing for free to get it delivered to you. Subscribing for free means you don’t have to rememb. […]
9. Interesting bit from Nelnet Conference Call Wednesday, 13 August 2008, 6:47 am
   This from the Nelnet Investors call: Sameer Gokhale - Keefe, Bruyette & Woods You curtailed originations of private student loans but do you have a sense when there’s been a lot of talk recently abo. […]
10. FAP860: Brazos, Northstar, and PHEAA exit student lending Wednesday, 13 August 2008, 4:55 am
    FAP860: Brazos, Northstar, and PHEAA exit student lending Listen now: Student Financial Aid News + NASFAA and Bond Buyer: “Three of the largest nonprofit student loan lenders have temporarily withdr. […]
11. FAP859: Demystifying federal methodology Tuesday, 12 August 2008, 4:03 am
    FAP859: Demystifying federal methodology In today’s show, a video from the EASFAA conference on demystifying federal methodology, the decision-making system that the government uses with the FAFSA t. […]
12. FAP858: FAFSA changes for 2009, record FAFSA applications Monday, 11 August 2008, 5:03 am
    FAP858: FAFSA changes for 2009, record FAFSA applications Listen now: Student Financial Aid News + SF Chronicle: Record numbers of college students are lining up for financial aid - and asking for mor. […]
13. FAP857: 1,587 free songs, Massachusetts student loans Friday, 8 August 2008, 5:11 am
    FAP857: 1,587 free songs, Massachusetts student loans Listen now: Student Financial Aid News + NECN: Treasurer Timothy Cahill said Thursday he would not yield to Gov. Deval Patrick’s request to inve. […]
14. FAP856: MEFA Rescue in the Works, Volunteering Jobcast Thursday, 7 August 2008, 4:57 am
    FAP856: MEFA Rescue in the Works, Volunteering Jobcast Listen now: Student Financial Aid News + Boston Globe: MEFA rescue plan? Governor Deval Patrick has asked the state pension fund to invest $50 mi. […]
15. FAP855: Expert interview with Whitney Hoffman on new FAFSA provisions Wednesday, 6 August 2008, 4:13 am
    FAP855: Expert interview with Whitney Hoffman on new FAFSA provisions Listen now: Expert Interview + On today’s show, former Madden & Patton attorney and podcast producer Whitney Hoffman on the lega. […]
16. FAP854: Student loans becoming less available? Tuesday, 5 August 2008, 5:04 am
    Image via Wikipedia FAP854: Student loans becoming less available? Listen now: Student Financial Aid News + KCCI: As families continue to deal with rising costs at many colleges, some said that theyâ€. […]
17. FAP853: ACG and SMART grant issues, 2009-2010 FAFSA Monday, 4 August 2008, 4:59 am
    FAP853: ACG and SMART grant issues, 2009-2010 FAFSA Listen now: Student Financial Aid News + Higher Education Act Reauthorization + Inside Higher Ed: An audit by the U.S. Education Department’s Offi. […]
18. First look opinions on the 2009-2010 FAFSA form Saturday, 2 August 2008, 8:12 pm
    I’ve been reviewing the 2009-2010 FAFSA form this weekend, in its draft form, to go over the changes since last year’s form. There’s a hefty pile of changes, and while most of them are good, a f. […]
19. The Inside Story - Financial Aid Podcast Newsletter for August 2008 Friday, 1 August 2008, 9:05 pm
    I’m trying a new experiment this month with the Financial Aid Podcast newsletter - instead of being traditional HTML or text, I thought I’d load up Pages on my MacBook and give it a whirl as a PDF. […]
20. FAP852: Higher Education Act Reauthorization Friday, 1 August 2008, 5:10 am
    FAP852: Higher Education Act Reauthorization Listen now: Student Financial Aid News + Inside Higher Ed: If a bill’s impact or importance were measured by its length or the amount of time Congress sp. […]
21. FAP851: Earning money using affiliate programs, Cappex scholarships Thursday, 31 July 2008, 5:11 am
    FAP851: Earning money using affiliate programs, Cappex scholarships Listen now: Student Financial Aid News + Inside Higher Ed: As the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate prepare to vote today on. […]
22. FAP850: MEFA Massachusetts Student Loan Interview on WGBH Video Wednesday, 30 July 2008, 4:31 am
    FAP850: MEFA Massachusetts Student Loan Interview on WGBH Video I thought I’d publish the actual video from the WGBH interview about MEFA the other day as a download, as opposed to making you watch. […]
23. Massachusetts Student Loan Story Continues - MEFA and SLN on WCVB Tuesday, 29 July 2008, 8:36 pm
    This time, I and my coworkers at the Student Loan Network made a brief appearance on WCVB Boston 5 about the MEFA student loan issues. MEFA customers, make sure you’ve maximized your federal student. […]
24. FAP849: MEFA Private Student Loan troubles, dwindling scholarships Tuesday, 29 July 2008, 5:07 am
    FAP849: MEFA Private Student Loan troubles, dwindling scholarships Listen now: Student Financial Aid News + MEFA shuts down lending for the fall semester - see the video from WGBH, MEFA Student Loan T. […]
25. A special back to school announcement Tuesday, 29 July 2008, 4:13 am
    On September 1, the Financial Aid Podcast will become a weekly show, as opposed to a daily show. Why? We’re at a critical time in our economy, in our education system, in our society as a whole. Pol. […]
26. MEFA Student Loan Crisis Means Private Student Loans Trouble Monday, 28 July 2008, 7:57 pm
    I had the opportunity to speak about the recent MEFA news on WGBH tonight as part of their program, Greater Boston. If you’ve been affected by MEFA’s withdrawal from lending, the Student Loan Netw. […]
27. FAP848: How to shop around for student loans Monday, 28 July 2008, 7:48 pm
    FAP848: How to shop around for student loans Listen now: Student Financial Aid News + NY Times: Banks struggling to recover from multibillion-dollar losses on real estate are curtailing loans to Ameri. […]
28. FAP847: Payday loans, foreclosures, PLUS loans Friday, 25 July 2008, 5:08 am
    FAP847: Payday loans, foreclosures, PLUS loans Listen now: Student Financial Aid News + Tons of foreclosure news - foreclosures up 122%, some states tripling or quadrupling + If you’re a parent, the. […]
29. Beware of this financial aid scam - payday loans are NOT student loans Thursday, 24 July 2008, 12:35 pm
    Just crossing my desk now from Twitter: A bunch of payday loan sites are advertising their loans as alternatives for student loans. Let’s be as clear as we can. Payday loans are NOT student loans, a. […]
30. FAP846: FICO scores, NASFAA survey, cover letters Thursday, 24 July 2008, 5:14 am
    FAP846: FICO scores, NASFAA survey, cover letters Listen now: Student Financial Aid News + An interesting development in private student loans and credit scores + NASFAA released a survey of financial. […]
31. Free Blog Method for Improving Blogging Traffic Scientifically Wednesday, 23 July 2008, 9:11 am
    Free Blog Method for Improving Blogging Traffic Scientifically Here’s a blogging method that may work for you, especially if you’re blogging on topics of a cyclical nature. This came out of an ide. […]
32. FAP845: Awaken Your Superhero from Podcasters Across Borders Wednesday, 23 July 2008, 5:08 am
    FAP845: Awaken Your Superhero from Podcasters Across Borders Listen now: I gave a brief, five minute talk about how podcasting is changing the world at Podcasters Across Borders 2008. Enjoy! Did you e. […]
33. FAP844: Nursing shortage, cheaper textbooks Tuesday, 22 July 2008, 5:42 am
    FAP844: Nursing shortage, cheaper textbooks Listen now: Student Financial Aid News + Inside Higher Ed: An annual survey by the National Retail Federation to project back-to-college spending by college. […]
34. Two New Media Job Postings Monday, 21 July 2008, 6:23 pm
    From time to time, I post jobs and opportunities on the web site. Here are two: #1: Hey Chris, I’m doing a batch of new HOW Tos and I’m looking for a new female VO (Voice Over) talent. Young vibe,. […]
35. FAP843: How to pick a student credit card, $25,000 scholarship Monday, 21 July 2008, 5:08 am
    FAP843: How to pick a student credit card, $25,000 scholarship Listen now: Student Financial Aid News + Bloomberg: 9% of companies plan to hire. Wages fall 2.4%. 28% of companies increasing prices. To. […]
36. FAP842: Illegal downloads of textbooks, Free Stuff Friday Friday, 18 July 2008, 4:52 am
    FAP842: Illegal downloads of textbooks, Free Stuff Friday Listen now: Student Financial Aid News + Boston Globe: Faced with soaring prices for textbooks, cash-strapped students have discovered a tempt. […]
37. FAP841: Read your student loan applications before you sign Thursday, 17 July 2008, 5:01 am
    FAP841: Read your student loan applications before you sign Listen now: Student Financial Aid News + Star Tribune: A class-action lawsuit has been filed against St. Paul-based student lender Northstar. […]
38. FAP840: How to choose a bank, FAFSA methodology Wednesday, 16 July 2008, 5:04 am
    FAP840: How to choose a bank, FAFSA methodology Listen now: Student Financial Aid News + Inside Higher Ed: The United States is making minimal progress at doubling bachelor’s degree production in sc. […]
39. NASFAA 2008 Post-Conference Resources Tuesday, 15 July 2008, 9:05 am
    Many thanks to everyone I had a chance to meet at the NASFAA national conference! I’ve put together some resources for you from the conference that might be of help. The guest speaking I did with Dr. […]
40. FAP839: Retention of Underserved Students and How Financial Aid Administrators Can Help Tuesday, 15 July 2008, 8:49 am
    FAP839: Retention of Underserved Students and How Financial Aid Administrators Can Help A session from this year’s NASFAA national conference. Listen now: A few dollars a month for medication may ca. […]
41. FAP838: Student loans and bank failures Monday, 14 July 2008, 5:03 am
    Image via Wikipedia FAP838: Student loans and bank failures Listen now: Student Financial Aid News + IndyMac Bank failed over the weekend, taken over by the FDIC. + NASFAA: “After rushing to enact a. […]
42. Lessons From IndyMac’s Failure Friday, 11 July 2008, 8:33 pm
    IndyMac, the second largest federally insured financial institution, failed today. CNN and Bloomberg both have coverage. IndyMac has been taken over by the Office of Thrift Supervision and the FDIC. W. […]
43. FAP837: Review of the NASFAA National Conference, Free Stuff Friday Friday, 11 July 2008, 5:01 am
    FAP837: Review of the NASFAA National Conference, Free Stuff Friday Listen now: Student Financial Aid News + A review of the NASFAA national conference in depth + A longer than normal show Scholarship. […]
44. CPI is a lie Thursday, 10 July 2008, 8:38 pm
    One of the recurring comments I heard at the NASFAA national conference was tuition increasing at twice the rate of inflation. This is a lie. It’s not a lie because NASFAA or any of the presenters i. […]
45. FAP836: Brief Comments from Orlando Wednesday, 9 July 2008, 7:49 pm
    A few brief thoughts on the way back from Orlando, Florida. Lots more in tomorrow’s episode. Did you enjoy today’s show? If so, please consider subscribing for free to get it delivered to you. Sub. […]
46. FAP835: Lynn O’Shaughnessy on Choosing the Right College Tuesday, 8 July 2008, 7:50 pm
    FAP835: Lynn O’Shaughnessy on Choosing the Right College Listen now: Expert Interview + Lynn O’Shaughnessy, author of The College Solution on college admissions + O’Shaughnessy on choosing the r. […]
47. Day 3 Notes from the NASFAA Conference Tuesday, 8 July 2008, 4:52 am
    Another day, more insights. Started the day listening to a panel on financial literacy, which debated the role of SAP - Satisfactory Academic Performance - as a predictor of ability to repay loans. On. […]
48. NASFAA Conference Buzz: Financial Literacy Tuesday, 8 July 2008, 4:41 am
    One of the overarching themes of the NASFAA conference so far is financial literacy. I’ve had the opportunity to listen to a number of discussions on the topic, and in asking my colleagues what one. […]
49. FAP834: Expert interview with Bob Aresti, 360 FCU Monday, 7 July 2008, 8:28 pm
    FAP834: Expert interview with Bob Aresti, 360 FCU Listen now: Expert Interview + Today, 12 minutes with Bob Aresti, CEO of 360 Federal Credit Union + Aresti on personal finance, why a credit union, an. […]
50. Day 2 Notes from the NASFAA Conference Monday, 7 July 2008, 4:28 am
    Day 2 Notes from the NASFAA Conference I’ve never met a bunch of folks more dedicated to helping students and yet so at the mercy of larger societal ills than at NASFAA this year. One of the session. […]