Your only plus loan consolidation news source! Click on each item to read full story.   Federal Student Loan Efforts Finding Fair Share of Takers (Financial Planning.com) read story Student lenders plan to finance a significant portion of their federally guaranteed loans this academic year using two programs the Department of Education started in July to guarantee liquidity to the market.   How to Go to Business School for Free (BusinessWeek) read story   Closures & Layoffs (Sept. 1-6): Disproportionate (CoStar Group) read story In this week's issue: Minorities, women make up the majority of recent job cuts A groundswell overtakes another automotive firm. Plus we report on company closures and layoffs in: Alabama, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania...   How to Go to Business School for Free (HispanicBusiness.com) read story Many business school applicants figure their essay writing is done when they learn they've gotten into one of the top business schools . Devin Griffin took the opposite tack when he received his Wharton acceptance letter, sitting down at his computer and writing yet another essay for the admissions committee.   Patheon Reports Third Quarter 2008 Results (CNW Group via Yahoo! Finance) read story Patheon today announced its results for the third quarter ended July 31, 2008 with revenue of $195.0 million, 18% higher than last year , and EBITDA before repositioning expenses of $24.7 million versus $20.6 million in the prior year.   Pearlstein: Federal Loans for the Auto Industry? (Washington Post) read story Washington Post columnist Steven Pearlstein was online Wednesday, Sept. 3 at 11 a.m. ET to discuss whether federal loans to help the auto companies retool themselves to build more fuel efficient cars are a good idea - or is this just another form of a bailout?   Ask why you need a loan (Bankrate.com via Yahoo! Finance) read story Consumers who don't really need the money have no trouble getting loans, says money expert Chris Farrell.   TSX Venture Exchange Daily Bulletins for September 4, 2008 (CCNMatthews via Yahoo! Finance) read story VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA-- -   Fitch Rates Telemar's Proposed Notes 'BBB-'; Affirms Ratings (Centre Daily Times) read story Fitch has taken the following actions for Tele Norte Leste Participacoes S.A. (TNE) and Telemar Norte Leste S.A. (TMAR), collectively refer to as Oi:   Commerzbank shares plunge on news of Dresdner takeover (AFP via Yahoo! News) read story Shares in Germany's second biggest bank, Commerzbank, fell through the floor Monday after it unveiled a nearly 10-billion-euro takeover of number three Dresdner Bank.