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What Does it Mean to Consolidate Your Student Loan?

By College Raptor StaffLast updated on March 6, 2025
Consolidating student loans involves combining multiple federal student loans into one loan with one monthly payment amount and one due date. Consolidation is applicable only to federal student loans. The only way to combine private student loans is by refinancing. Student loan consolidation offers several benefits but there are also a few downsides that you …
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A Beginner’s Guide to Student Loans

By Morgan StaubLast updated on March 3, 2025
You’re headed to college. You’ve decided that in order to help pay your steep tuition rates, student loans are the way to go. There’s only one problem: you don’t how to acquire a student loan. That may seem like a massive roadblock. But, after a quick run-through of some basic terminology and concepts involved in …
Employers are now offering student loan relief programs to their employees
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Emerging Trend: Employers and Student Loan Relief Programs

By Morgan StaubLast updated on December 22, 2022
In today’s day and age, student loan rates are climbing quickly. Therefore, it’s very important to have a plan to repay your debts once you graduate. There are so many different ways to acquire a loan nowadays. Whether it’s federal or private loans, variable or fixed interest rates, a large amount of students are getting …
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Understand the Basics of Student Debt Repayment

By College Raptor StaffLast updated on March 6, 2025
The reality most students face after they graduate, is how and when they are going to repay the student loans that they accrued of over the 4 years in college. Understanding the basics of repaying your student loans is important so you can plan accordingly. Here are a few things you absolutely must know about …
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Student Loan Forgiveness Program for Young Farmers

By Allison WignallLast updated on December 22, 2022
In 2007, the Public Service Student Loan Forgiveness program was put into effect—giving young college students incentive to pursue an education and career in critical fields, including: education, healthcare, nonprofits, various government and public positions. The program forgives the rest of a federal student debt after ten years of income-driven repayment. One public service that …
Beware student loan scammers
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Two Common Mistakes Regarding Student Loan Scammers

By Liz SkogerboeLast updated on December 22, 2022
If you already have, or are considering taking out, loans to help pay for your college, one thing you will want to stay aware of is student loan scammers. Understanding your loans and how to pay them back can be tough, so we’ve gathered some helpful hints for staying away from any scammers. Upfront Fee …

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