That usually refers to the 6 or 9 month period following separation from school before repayment begans.
It means that there are no active efforts being taken to collect the loan.
Does "in grace" mean in deferment? Deferred student loans do affect your debt-to-income ratio. Even in deferment they are factored into how much you owe. Many current and former students do not take the responsibility to keep their loan companies notified of their enrollment status, thinking that their financer will somehow just know that they are still in school. This more than any other factor causes credit problems on student loans. Anytime you open any kind of credit account, there is generally an inquiry which CAN affect your credit score. There is also a "hit" in the risk indicator of having a new account. Those factors are overcome quickly and as long as you pay the new, consolidated, account on time and keep your status updated; it should have little affect on your credit to consolidate.
It means that the loan has been approved and and removed from your account to be dusbursed to the school.
Loans are never taxable...I'm not sure what you mean by a loan refund though!
You'll be making your payments to a different financial institution.
It means that your loan is UNSubsidized Consolidated
The forgiveness occurs when a student falls behind by either reducing the capital to be paid, reducing the interest rates or allowing a longer period of time to pay back the loan.
The total amount of federal student loan money you can borrow in your lifetime.
Student loan consolidation allows someone that is receiving multiple student loans to consolidate all the loans into one big loan. It helps students because it allows them to pay one payment monthly instead of several.
It means your Illinois student loan is delinquent.
Capitalization occurs when your lender or loan servicer adds the amount of unpaid, accrued interest on your student loan to your loan balance. Once this interest has been capitalized, interest begins to accrue on that new, higher loan balance.
More than likely a student loan payment related to the Lone Star College.