| LOAN REPAYMENT and CONSOLIDATION |
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Based on the Get $mart!™
workshop "Loan Repayment and Consolidation: Options for Managing
Student Loan Debt" explore the links below for helpful information
on loan repayment and consolidation and strategies to best
navigate your loan repayment period.
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| Repaying
- This Department of Education web site tells you what you need
to know about repaying federal student loans. |
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| The Smart
Student Guide: Repayment Plans - The four main repayment plans
for federal education loans are explained here by FinAid.org. This
site also includes a number of calculators designed to help you evaluate
the merits of each type of repayment plan. |
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| The Smart
Student Guide: Loan Consolidation - This overview of loan consolidation
includes the basic concept and benefits of combining student loans
as well as potential drawbacks and alternatives to consolidation. |
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WiseBorrowersm
Curriculum Loan Consolidation Tutorial - This Flash player presentation
is brand new! Whether you missed our Loan Consolidation Workshop
or want to refresh your
understanding of the subject,
learn from Access Group's audio-visual tutorial on consolidation. |
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FederalConsolidation.Org
- This Access Group web site contains step-by-step instructions
on all three phases of acquiring a consolidation loan with AG: "Before
You Apply" "Application Info" and "Repayment
Info." In addition to the FAQ sections, there are online calculators
to estimate payments and project savings from repayment incentive
programs. |
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| Student
Aid on the Web: Loan Consolidation - This primer on federal loan
consolidation outlines |
| terms, interest rates and repayment rules as provided by the Department
of Federal Student Aid. The initial paragraph defines an important
distinction between FFELP Consolidation Loans and Direct Consolidation
Loans. |
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