Posts Tagged ‘Education Loan Program’
STUDENT LOANS 101
When it comes to furthering your education, you must have student loans to do it. It is rather simple to get extra funding to cover your school costs when scholarships and grants do not add up to enough funding. There are student loans out there for you to apply for as well as private loans and loan consolidation if you need it.Student loans are available through the federal government and they are the biggest source when it comes to education loans. The most popular federal loans are Federal Stafford loans, Federal Perkins Loans, and Federal Parent Loans for Undergraduate Students or PLUS. The Federal Stafford Loans are available to both graduate and undergraduate students. The Federal Perkins Loans are given by colleges to those who need it the most and these loans require no payment of interest while the student is attending school. PLUS student loans are low interest and are available through the financial aid office of the school your student is attending or through the Sallie Mae foundation. This student loan covers all expenses, including room and board and books, which you as a parent were going to be financially responsible for. Two programs are responsible for federally ... [more..]
COLLEGE STUDENT LOANS UPDATE – FROM STAFFORD LOANS TO PLUS LOANS
When you need to find money to be able to go to college, you can find plenty of college student loans available. There are a number of different options and it may even be possible to get more than one of them. Here is a brief look at a number of college student loans waiting for you to apply.Stafford LoansFederal college student loans are low interest loans from the government. Stafford loans are the most popular type. In most cases, Stafford student loans for college have repayment plans that can be deferred until after graduation. Two types of Federal Stafford loans are available - subsidized and unsubsidized Stafford loans.The subsidized Stafford loan is based on your financial need. Most students receiving this Stafford loan (about 66%) are from homes where the Adjusted Gross Income is less than $50,000. For your freshman year, a student who is also a dependent can borrow up to $3,500, and about a thousand dollars a year more in each of the following years. Although it does charge interest while you are in school, the government pays for the interest until you graduate, or are going to school less than half time.The unsubsidized Stafford loan is ... [more..]
