Student Loans in the Obama Era

The upcoming 2009 Student Loan Financing Congress will focus on how student loans are likely to change under the Obama administration:

Even in the midst of the credit and liquidity squeeze in the capital markets, student loan financing is still universally recognized as essential to the economic, social and cultural growth of the nation. Just as Washington has stepped in to bolster liquidity in the housing sector, the new Administration and Congress will most assuredly be taking steps to ensure the continued availability of student lending. Industry participants can count on additional legislation and other steps to increase market liquidity in the vital student loan sector.

Read the press release at MarketWatch.