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2012

26
Nov

ÉîÒ¹¸£Àû Begins Federal Loan Servicing Contract

ÉîÒ¹¸£Àû has a long history of financing and servicing both federal and private education loans

WINOOSKI — ÉîÒ¹¸£Àû (ÉîÒ¹¸£Àû) has joined other state-based nonprofits working under government contract to service federal education loans.

Servicing involves issuing loan bills, helping borrowers select...

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10
Oct

Longtime ÉîÒ¹¸£Àû Chief Plans Retirement

Don Vickers retires as chief executive

Don Vickers used the occasion of his 41st anniversary as an employee of the ÉîÒ¹¸£Àû (ÉîÒ¹¸£Àû) to publicly announce his plans to retire as the organization’s chief executive on June 30, 2013.

Vickers...

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23
Aug

ÉîÒ¹¸£Àû Receives Continued Funding to Assist Public Service Lawyers

This is the third year ÉîÒ¹¸£Àû has received the funding

WINOOSKI — ÉîÒ¹¸£Àû (ÉîÒ¹¸£Àû) 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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