A majority of college students who take out private loans are unaware of specific disclosures that can affect the terms of payments, even after death. Last year at the undergraduate level, 2.8 percent of students at The University of Mississippi borrowed private loans, and 2 percent of graduate students borrowed private loans. Most private loans have a benefits and services...
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Along with Delta State and Mississippi University for Women, The University of Mississippi will begin extending waivers for out-of-state fees next year to high-achieving students. Out-of-state students seeking to have their tuition reduced will be required to apply for aid administered on the basis of merit by the university’s Office of Financial Aid. Laura Diven-Brown,...
The Mississippi Prepaid Affordable College Tuition (MPACT) Plan is currently undergoing an actuarial audit. Enrollment for 2012 has been deferred temporarily, according to the program’s website. The board of the MPACT program has suspended new enrollments until the audit is complete. “They have frozen it for Mississippi because there is some concern on investments...
