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Subprime woes to hit student loans
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Students relying on college loans will soon feel the pinch from the subprime mortgage crisis, according to a report by financial aid guide FinAid this week.
Not only will subprime borrowers have more trouble securing a student loan, but all student borrowers will be subject to stricter lending practices, according to the financial aid adviser.
Roadblocks could include higher credit scores needed to secure student loans as well as higher interest rates on those loans. Continue
Cells, texting give predators secret path to kids
ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- It's happened again. A teacher is accused of having sex with a student and, like many times before, cell phone calls and texting reportedly had a role in sexually abusing a minor.
The same cell phones that parents buy as safety devices for their children are the gadgets that pedophiles and predators use to prep kids for sexual encounters, experts and police say.
The latest case is out of Pennsylvania. Police say a 26-year-old P.E. teacher admitted to having sex with a 14-year-old student in the school's parking lot. Full Story