Banks and former loan providers are entering the market for student aid refunds on debit cards, hoping to challenge the market leader by offering lower fees.
Libby A. Nelson
Libby A. Nelson has covered federal policy, Congress and religious colleges for Inside Higher Ed since April 2011. She previously worked as a reporter for The Times-Tribune in Scranton, Pa., and as an intern at the Chronicle of Higher Education, where she reported on the federal government in 2009 and 2010. While studying at Northwestern University, she worked as a reporting intern for the New York Times, the (Minneapolis) Star Tribune and the St. Petersburg Times. She graduated from Northwestern in 2009 with a degree in journalism. She is fluent in French.
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August 17, 2011
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August 9, 2011
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August 4, 2011
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August 1, 2011
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August 1, 2011
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