July 13, 2018 - For decades, the U.S. system of higher education has operated on a unique premise: To make college affordable for a broad swathe of Americans, student

June 28, 2018 - When you are trying to reduce your student loan payments, you will inevitably need to file documents with your servicer.  These documents are sometimes confusing

May 17, 2018 - The student loan system is run by the U.S. Department of Education and is a free website. The National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS) is

May 17, 2018 - IDR (Income Driven Repayment) does not affect credit in a bad way. Many people think that IDR is a less-than-minimum payment, but it is not.

May 17, 2018 - The public service loan forgiveness (PSLF) program is designed to reward people who commit to a variety of work. This program is available to People

May 17, 2018 - There are currently nine different Student Loan Payment Plans.  They all have different methods of calculating payments and use different logic to account for how

May 17, 2018 - Most forbearance requests are not automatically approved. You will need to make the request via an application form, submitted to your loan servicer. For some

May 17, 2018 - Student Loan Scams can be found all over the Internet.  Some talk of being able to get rid of your Federal student loans. Others talk

May 17, 2018 - Typically, an application form needs to be submitted as deferments are not automatically approved. For some types of Student Loan Deferment, you must also provide

May 17, 2018 - A student loan deferment or forbearance allows you to temporarily stop or reduce federal student loan payments. This is meant to assist people who are