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" The student loan scam : "
Alan Collinge.
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BL
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1025707
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b780077
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| Main Entry
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Collinge, Alan,1970-
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| Title & Author
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The student loan scam : : the most oppressive debt in U.S. history, and how we can fight back /\ Alan Collinge.
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| Publication Statement
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Boston, MA :: Beacon Press,, ©2009.
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xv, 167 pages ;; 22 cm
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| ISBN
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0807042293
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: 0807042315
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: 9780807042298
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: 9780807042311
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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The rise of Sallie Mae, and the fall of consumer protections -- Who benefited -- Collection abuses -- The borrowers -- The oversight fiasco -- The corruption of the universities -- The grassroots awaken -- Solutions -- Practical advice for borrowers.
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| Abstract
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This is an exposé of the predatory nature of the $85 billion student loan industry. In this in-depth exploration, Alan Collinge argues that student loans have become the most profitable, uncompetitive, and oppressive type of debt in American history.
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College graduates-- United States-- Finance, Personal.
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Debt-- United States.
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Student loans-- Corrupt practices-- United States.
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College graduates-- Finance, Personal.
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Debt.
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United States.
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| Dewey Classification
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378.3/620973
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LB2340.2.C645 2009
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