Well, what started on June 23, 2008 with this post has turned into much more (more than 850 posts later) than I could have ever imagined a year later. And what a year it has been on so many fronts...on the regulatory, capital markets, financial aid and legislative just to name a few. I am always encouraged by your comments and the positive feedback that I get. That is what fuels my manic posts at midnight, so please keep them coming.
I thought it would be interesting to put together a series of "Top 10 Posts for the Year" in a variety of categories to see what topics/issues seemed to grab your attention. It would be great to hear from you too about the post(s) that you found most useful to your work; as a student, parent, investor, financial aid administrator, legislator or lender. Please let me know what you have found most useful so that I can continue to keep those topics rolling.
Drumroll please...from the "Top 10 Posts of the Year" based on pageviews, the nominees are:
- Department of Education Names 6 Finalists Vying for the Big Enchilada, the Direct Loan Servicing Contract (For contract winners, see post here)
- Private Student Loan Market Share Analysis
- Obama Budget Envisions Move to Direct Lending in 2010
- What is the Average Interest Rate on a Private Student Loan?
- 2009 SLA Private Loan Series: Shopping for a Private Student Loan Makes a Difference
- SLA Flash Survey Confirms Difficulty International Students Face In Finding Private Loans
- SLA Flash Survey Finds 25.7% of FFELP Participants Considering or Committed To DL for 2009-10
- The Debate Over the Federal Loan Program: Where Do We Go From Here?
- Geography of Federal Student Loans
- Campus-Based Financial Literacy Programs: No Need To Reinvent the Wheel
It is interesting to see how two major issues predominate in these top posts: reform of the federal student loan program and the cost and availability of private loans. It is also heartening to see that many of these posts derived from homegrown SLA surveys, research and analysis.
Finally, a big THANK YOU to those of you (you know who you are!) who are so generous with your time, ideas, expertise and insights which I am so grateful for and has made this project such a success!
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