As you plan for your future, you’re no doubt working on the best way to pay for your college career. Every year, the prices of college tuition, fees, and supplies rise, but the caps on federal student loans remain in place. While Stafford loans and parent PLUS loans are supposed to provide enough funding to cover your cost of attendance, that’s just not always the case anymore. As a result, more and more students and parents are turning to private…
When you think of Discover, you probably don’t immediately think of student loans. In fact, you might think that Discover would be the last corporate entity you’d want to go to for a long-term academic loan. After all, credit card companies are notorious for their high interest rates (which give cardholders an incentive to pay them off as quickly as possible). However, Discover student loans are actually very competitive with other private student loans. If you need to supplement your…
Student loan scams are everywhere. Whether you’re a high school senior looking for the best interest rates and terms on loans to fund your college career or you’re a college senior about to graduate and start paying off your debts, scammers are waiting to try to take your money. In a moment we’ll get to student loan scams related to paying your loans back, but first let’s discuss the kinds of student loan scams to look out for if you’re…
College is really expensive! While it’s one of the best investments you’ll make in your life, it’s also potentially one of the largest, and you have to find a way to pay for that investment when you’re barely eighteen years-old with hardly any credit history to speak of. If you and/or your parents have bad credit scores, paying for college can seem like a real nightmare. After all, how are you going to qualify for an affordable student loan if…
So you’ve applied for federal student aid, but it’s not enough. Now what do you do? First, take a deep breath and stay calm. This does not mean that you won’t be able to afford the cost of attendance. With help from banks and lenders like SunTrust, students are finding new and better ways to cover the cost of attendance. Federal caps on government-provided student loans are not keeping up with the rising rate of tuition, housing, and supplies. College…
The federal government allocates as much money as possible each year to help students pay for their college tuition. Unfortunately, with the rising price of education, you cannot always expect your federal loans to cover all of your expenses.
What are federal student loans? How do they differ from grants or private loans? Do you qualify for assistance? First of all, as you start to navigate the world of financial aid, you should know that all federal student loans and grants are awarded based on financial need.
Are you a student in Indiana looking for help funding your college career? You might qualify for the ISM HELP loan. For ISM, HELP stands for “Hoosier Education Loan Partnership”, and it’s a private loan specifically designed to supplement (not replace) federally funded educational loans for students in Indiana. So, how can you get an ISM HELP loan to help you? First Apply for Federal Student Aid Like we just said, the ISM HELP loan isn’t meant to take the…