Uncertified student loans, also known as direct-to-consumer student loans, are private education loans that don’t have to be verified by your college in order to get an approval. Most private education loans require a school official to “certify” that the amount of the loan does not go over what is your cost of attendance minus [...]
FFELP Student Loans are education loans that were provided via the Federal Family Education Loan Program that recently came to a close with the enactment of the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act, or SAFRA. The FFEL Program had been in existence since 1965, and had been a favorite of colleges, and other postsecondary institutions [...]
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by Jeff Bullock
Knowing how to go about applying for student loan aid is crucial if you want to accomplish your end goals, and pay the least amount of money for your financing. There are several different types of student loans, including federal student loans, private student loans, parent student loans, consolidation loans, and even peer-to-peer education loans. [...]
The Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA, is the universal application for all types of federal student aid that you must complete and submit each year in order to become eligible for government financial assistance. The good news is that the FAFSA is relatively easy to fill out as long as you are [...]