The Oregon Independent Colleges Association (OICA) and Overture Technologies today announced the launch of the Oregon Private Loan Marketplace (http://oregon.privateloanmarketplace.com), an online loan comparison and shopping service that will be available to over 125,000 students attending 30 Oregon private and public institutions of higher education. Prager, Sealy, & Co., LLC, a leading higher education financial services firm, serves as the program manager for OICA.

Oregon institutions participating in the Marketplace on its opening day are Corban College & Graduate School, Lewis & Clark College, Linfield College, Marylhurst University, Oregon College of Art & Craft, Pacific University, Reed College and University of Portland.  Other Oregon institutions will be activating their link to the Marketplace in the upcoming weeks.

“Taking out a private loan can be a complicated, confusing process, so we have leveraged our technology to streamline the shopping experience for students in the Student Loan Marketplaces,” said Russ Carlson, CEO of Overture Technologies.  “We look forward to working to provide the students of Oregon with a transparent, responsible way to shop for private loans.”

To read the full press release, click here, and visit the Oregon Private Loan Marketplace at http://oregon.privateloanmarketplace.com.