WBUR Newsroom Election 2008 CommonHealth Blog Boston Weather BBC World News NPR Top Stories NPR's Morning Edition NPR Topics: Books NPR Topics: Movies Fresh Air All Things Considered Marketplace Submit a Story Idea RSS Feeds Podcasts MEFA Suspends Loans By Deb Becker Listen to story (Real Audio) (AP Graphic) BOSTON, Mass. - July 29, 2008 - Just weeks away from the start of the new academic year, Massachusetts' largest non-profit college loan agency has decided to suspend most of its program. The Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority, or MEFA, said yesterday that turmoil in the financial markets meant it couldn't secure enough funding to provide loans for the upcoming Fall semester. For a look at the impact of this development, WBUR's Deb Becker turns to Pat Reilly. She's Director of Financial Aid at Tufts University. RELATED LINKS Read MEFA's statement on its decision to suspend loans Massachusetts Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators WBUR Report: Credit crunch affects student loans WBUR Interview: Pressures on Student Loans, Part 2 WBUR Interview: Pressures on Student Loans, Part 1    From The WBUR Newsroom Councilor Turner Says He's Locked Out Of Office BOSTON (November 21, 2008) Boston City Councilor Chuck Turner says the City Council president has locked him out of his office after getting arrested on federal corruption charges. Some Roxbury Residents Shocked By City Councilor Turner's Arrest BOSTON (November 21, 2008) Some Boston residents are shocked and dismayed by City Councilor Chuck Turner's arrest on federal corruption charges. Turner Previously Linked to Wilkerson Case BOSTON (November 21, 2008) Boston City Councilor Chuck Turner, arrested Friday by the FBI, had previously been linked to the federal investigation into public corruption involving former State Sen. Dianne Wilkerson. Boston City Councilor Chuck Turner Arrested In Connection With Dianne Wilkerson Case BOSTON (November 21, 2008) FBI agents arrested Boston City Councilor Chuck Turner after he was allegedly videotaped taking a $1,000 bribe from an undercover agent in an expanding investigation into corruption at City Hall and the Massachusetts Statehouse.				Sponsor