Financial Aid Podcast

Financial Aid Podcast


Latest Episodes

FAP870: The History of the Financial Aid Podcast
August 27, 2008

FAP870: The History of the Financial Aid Podcast Listen now: Expert Interview + A brief history of the Financial Aid Podcast and why we started this grand adventure + April 2005 was the first show + Started with FAFSA training internally + Everything chan

FAP869: College costs, usury, Stafford loan caps
August 26, 2008

FAP869: College costs, usury, Stafford loan caps Listen now: Student Financial Aid News + A number of articles from around the web including this one from the Baltimore Sun ask if college is being priced out of affordability, especially in an economic dow

Retail tricks to get you to spend more
August 25, 2008

Retail tricks to get you to spend more One of the arcane sciences of marketing is point of sale, the science of getting someone to buy as much stuff as possible in a store visit. This really matt

FAP868: Ole Miss Student Loans, TED Spread, FAFSA
August 25, 2008

FAP868: Ole Miss Student Loans, TED Spread, FAFSA Listen now: Student Financial Aid News + NASFAA/Clarion Ledger: “As thousands of college students in Mississippi return for the fall semester, hundreds may be without student loan funds,” The C

Wanted: junior web designer to hire
August 22, 2008

We’re looking to hire a web designer. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3DrbyrbNSMs Full details here.

FAP867: First Marblehead, Bloomberg, Free Stuff, Becca Loebe
August 22, 2008

FAP867: First Marblehead, Bloomberg, Free Stuff, Becca Loebe Listen now: Student Financial Aid News + Quick note that next Friday will be the last daily show, then we move to weekly + NASFAA: “First Marblehead Corp., (ticker: FMD) which packages stu

Public Speaking Policy and Scholarships
August 21, 2008

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, financial aid, etc., and you&#821

FAP866: Earning beer money, student credit cards
August 21, 2008

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 federal subsidy that will ensure that students have

FAP865: Student Loan Interview on WERS
August 20, 2008

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 + Hear the full interview on You Are Here, Sunday mo

FAP864: Beloit College Mindset List, FMD, EFP
August 19, 2008

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. (ticker: FMD) said Goldman Sachs (ticker: GS) complete