Guidance EXPO & Westchester College Fair

September 22nd, 2011

On Monday, October 17, 2011, College Financing Group will exhibit at Guidance EXPO 2011 at the Westchester County Center in White Plains, NY in affiliation with the New York State School Counselor Association. Counselors from all over NY State will …

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College Financing Group Featured on Shoestring Venture

September 14th, 2011

College Financing Group is featured in an online article on Shoestring Venture. The story tells about how co-founders, Rick Ross and Andy Leardini used their customer service and financial aid consulting expertise to help college bound families pay for college …

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Federal Student Loan Cohort Default Rate Jumps 25 Percent

September 13th, 2011

On Tuesday, September 12, 2011, the U.S. Department of Education released the current Federal Student Loan Default numbers which have reached their highest level in 12 years. Also, in a related online article by NASFAA (National Association of Student Financial …

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Financial Aid Consultants That Make College Affordable

August 25th, 2011

What is the College Financing Group? Co-founders, Rick Ross and Andy Leardini combined their financial aid experience along with their student lending expertise to form College Financing Group, LLC. College Financing Group is an independent and objective guide in simplifying …

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Six Steps to Making College Affordable

July 27th, 2011

The High School Class of 2012 is enjoying the summer while perhaps thinking about colleges and where they might begin their college career. Most likely many of their parents are thinking the same thing and one more thing, how will …

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College Financing Group has 10 Cellino and Barnes Scholarship Winners!

July 19th, 2011

College Financing Group would like to congratulate 10 student clients on receiving the 2011 Cellino and Barnes College Scholarship for $1,000. College Financing Group client winners: _____________________________________________ Gabriele, Alyssa – Lewiston-Porter (Syracuse University) Koroschetz, Matthew – Wilson Central (Niagara University) …

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New Credit Score Disclosure Rules Announced

July 14th, 2011

As of July 6, 2011, the Federal Reserve Board announced rules that require lenders to supply potential borrowers with their scores if they are denied credit or are offered less favorable terms because of those scores. See more details at …

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First College Bill-Understand your Options to Pay

July 7th, 2011

The first college bill for the Fall 2011 semester will be arriving in many mailboxes very soon and parents know that you have a variety of options to pay that gap which is over and above the financial aid received …

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Newsweek’s 2011 Top 500 Public High Schools in America

June 21st, 2011

Congratulations to the 5 New York State Public High Schools that ranked in the top 50 of Newsweek’s 2011 List of America’s top 500 public High Schools. Newsweek has been ranking the top public high schools for the past decade …

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Making Room and Board Affordable

June 13th, 2011

Now that High School Graduation is here, summer plans are being made and the excitement of going away to college is a hot topic of conversation! Although this is the best of times for High School seniors, many parents are …

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