Many students use federal student loans to help pay their college tuition. Federal loan programs a very popular and usually offer low interest rates. Currently, the student loan debt in the United States has exceeded $1 Trillion, second only to mortgage debt.
One advantage of federal student loans compared to private student loans is that federal loans typically offer more flexible repayment options and lower interest rates.
If the student loan is a federal loan and not a private loan then the answer is no. Federal student loans can not be included in bankruptcy, you will always be responsible for repayment of FEDERAL student loans.
To determine if you have federal student loans, you can log in to the National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS) using your FSA ID. This database will show all federal student loans you have taken out.
Student loans can be generally broken into the categories of federal and private student loans. Private student loans are loans students borrow from lending agencies, with credit requirements, interest rates and repayment schedules set by the lenders, rather than by the Department of Education. Federal loans, on the other hand, are available for both students and parents, and have uniform rates and requirements. The most common federal loans are Stafford Loans, Perkins Loans, and PLUS Loans.
Federal student loans do not currently have cosigners. Parents who take out federal PLUS loans for their kids often think they are a cosigner, when they are actually the sole borrower. All federal student loans are discharged if the student dies.
no. you will have to consolidate separately. with a federal lender then a private lender.
In the U.S., student loans can be Federal or Private.Stafford, PLUS, and Perkins loans are Federal. Most others are private.
No..there are also private student loans.
Sometimes private student loans can be consolidated depending on certain factors including the rules of your lender, whether you are in deferrment or default and your credit score. You cannot however, consolidate federal student loans and private student loans together.
No, private lending institutions (such as banks) also give out student loans.
In the US, you can get student loans through the federal government by using FAFSA.
Federal Stafford loans are fixed-rate student loans for undergraduate and graduate students attending college at least half-time. Stafford loans are the most common and one of the lowest-cost ways to pay for school.