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While student loans can certainly fill the funding gap and help students pay for college, they come with a host of challenges. Student loans always seem to be in the news—from massive national student loan debt to proposed programs to try and tackle the issue. In current student loan news, the government is increasing its …

By the time you graduate, you may have a few loans with different monthly payments and deadlines. Keeping track of all these dates and amounts can be more stressful than you may imagine. Missing a payment could put you at risk for default, which would then damage your credit score. The only way to prevent …

The National Student Loan Data System (or NSLDS) is a centralized database for student aid. Managed by the U.S. Department of Education, the NSLDS maintains details of all your federal student loan borrowing and repayment activity. This information is collated from the various organizations that administer and service federal student loans. Why You May Want …

For many college graduates, it is the time immediately after the graduation ceremony that the ultimate “juggling act” begins. This is the time in which they must try to find a job while also paying down their school loans. If you are one of the thousands of recent college graduates who need to learn this …

You know the phrase “out of sight, out of mind?” That should not apply to your student loans. It’s not something you can shove to the sidelines and “deal with later.” America is in the midst of a student loan crisis. Unless you want to become part of the statistic, you should come up with …

When you take out a student loan, you’ll have an interest rate that you will have to pay on the amount that you borrow. For the most part, interest rates will remain consistent throughout the life of your loan (especially if you opted for a fixed rate). Interest rates greatly affect how you calculate student …

Financial Awareness Counseling is online interactive tool. Provided by the federal government, the tool helps students understand their loans and their commitment as borrowers.   All students and families who have federal student loans can access this tool by logging into their account on the Federal Student Aid site and clicking the Financial Awareness Counseling link. What …