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On-line higher education financing system

  • US 7,729,981 B2
  • Filed: 01/12/2007
  • Issued: 06/01/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/26/1999
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A system for providing educational financing information, the system comprising:

  • a processor;

    a storage medium coupled to the processor;

    a network interface for transmitting and receiving data over a network;

    wherein the processor executes instructions stored in at least the storage medium to perform the functions of;

    maintaining an electronic site on the network for providing student financial aid processing including student financial aid award package offers, the electronic site including personalized information for a plurality of users and customized information related to educational financing for a plurality of educational institutions;

    receiving user data at the electronic site and developing a personal profile of a user based on the received user data;

    managing information related to educational financing for the user at an educational institution, wherein managing information related to educational financing for the user at an educational institution further comprises providing data to the user presented in at least one electronic screen related to educational financing at the educational institution;

    accepting user input for modifying the educational financing; and

    evaluating the user input based on the personal profile to determine if the user input is valid.

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