Private student loans can be referred to using a variety of nomenclature. Some of the more common terms that are used to refer to private student loans include fast, gap, easy, quick, signature, and alternative student loans. All of these names essentially play reference to private education loans, although each name has its unique background [...]

Students and parents often ask me about the existence of certain types of private student loans. Fast student loans, gap student loans, signature student loans, quick student loans—these are just some of the names people often use to describe what ultimately are the same kind of loan product, as they are all synonyms for private [...]

One of the common questions I hear from students is about the availability of fast student loans, and whether or not these types of student loans should be taken into consideration and applied for. Fast student loans aren’t really a distinct category of education loans at all, and the term “fast” is simply another way [...]