Photo: #The University of Southern California (USC) campus is seen on March 6, 2007 in Los Angeles, California. USC is one of several universities being investigated over its relationship with a student loan company.
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The University of Southern California (USC) campus is seen on March 6, 2007 in Los Angeles, California. USC is one of several universities being investigated over its relationship with a student loan company. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)

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The lucrative business of student loans

Broadcast: Midmorning, 04/25/2007, 9:06 a.m.

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A scandal over inappropriate relationships between colleges and financial aid lenders has many higher ed institutions examining their lending practices.

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  • Eileen O'Leary: Director of Student Aid and Finance at Stonehill College in Easton Massachusetts. She is also former president of the Massachusetts Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators (MASFAA).
  • Robert Shireman: Executive director of Project on Student Debt. He currently serves as a congressional appointee to the Federal Advisory Committee on Student Financial Assistance.
  • Michael Dannenberg: Director of the Education Policy Program at the New America Foundation.

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