There are a great many benefits to consolidating your student loans, such as the convenience of making one or two monthly payments as opposed to six or seven, the lower monthly payment. But there are some cases where you have to be careful.
Continue reading...Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Depending on the amount (and type) of loans you took out for school and the repayment plan you selected, the monthly payments may still be out of your reach by the end of your grace period.
Continue reading...Tuesday, May 11, 2010
If you are unemployed and concerned about how you will be able to repay your federal student loans, deferment might be an option.
Continue reading...Tuesday, April 27, 2010
There was a great question in our loan consolidation forum this week from a new user with lots of loans from medical school. James recently finished his Master’s degree as a physician assistant (congratulations!) and wrote to us looking for some consolidation advice: I have the following types of federal loans: Subsidized Stafford Unsubsidized Stafford Grad PLUS Previously consolidated federal
Continue reading...Friday, April 23, 2010
When is the best time to consolidate your federal student loans?
Continue reading...Tuesday, April 20, 2010
If you aren’t already familiar with our Financial Aid Forum, it is an awesome resource for answering questions about virtually every kind of financial aid or loan a student can take out toward their education. We have three dedicated Student Advocates (myself included) that are available Monday-Friday to help out and an informed user base of
Continue reading...Tuesday, April 20, 2010
Our new Private Student Loan application page is your ticket to finding the right private loan for you. Take it for a spin today!
Continue reading...Tuesday, April 13, 2010
It’s true! If you are unfamiliar with Income Based Repayment (IBR), I would recommend reading my blog and then consulting the Student Loan Network’s handy payment estimator chart under the new repayment plan. Why is IBR better than the normal plan?
Continue reading...Thursday, April 8, 2010
Looking to consolidate federal and private student loans?
Continue reading...Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Based on a great question from our Financial Aid Forum, I’d like to take a second today to talk about multiple loan consolidations. Our reader asks: I have new federal loans and old federal loans
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Thursday, May 27, 2010
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