It is a Federally Guaranteed student loan that accrues interest from the day you receive it until the day you pay it off, even during deferment periods.
A Federal Stafford Subsidized loan does not accrue interest during deferment periods, including while in school.
you are thinking of a subsidized loan. If unsubsidized, the interest acrues at all times.
Use it to help cover the cost of your education...
unsubsidized loan.
One can obtain an unsubsidized loan anywhere if they are a undergraduate or graduate. This can be obtained through your school and the money amount of the loan is determined by the school.
The main difference between a subsidized Perkins Loan and an unsubsidized Perkins Loan is that with a subsidized loan, the government pays the interest while the borrower is in school, during the grace period, and during deferment periods. With an unsubsidized loan, the borrower is responsible for paying all of the interest that accrues on the loan.
you are thinking of a subsidized loan. If unsubsidized, the interest acrues at all times.
Use it to help cover the cost of your education...
unsubsidized loan.
YES! Because interest accrues on an unsubsidized loan during periods when it doesn't accrue on a subsidized loan, the total cost of an unsubsidized loan is always greater than that for a subsidized loan of the same amount.
One can obtain an unsubsidized loan anywhere if they are a undergraduate or graduate. This can be obtained through your school and the money amount of the loan is determined by the school.
The main difference between a subsidized Perkins Loan and an unsubsidized Perkins Loan is that with a subsidized loan, the government pays the interest while the borrower is in school, during the grace period, and during deferment periods. With an unsubsidized loan, the borrower is responsible for paying all of the interest that accrues on the loan.
A fixed rate loan, like the Federal Unsubsidized Stafford Loan, are loans whose interest rate stays the same during the entire duration of the loan and during the time of payment.
It is a Federally Guaranteed student loan that accrues interest from the day you receive it until the day you pay it off, even during deferment periods. A Federal Stafford Subsidized loan does not accrue interest during deferment periods, including while in school.
From the first disbursement of the loan
Direct loan unsubsidized
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The length of the grace period for repayment on an unsubsidized loan is typically 6 months after you graduate, leave school, or drop below half-time enrollment.