Loans

Have you been offered a loan?

If you are offered a loan, you don't have to accept it, but if you do, you need to make sure you know the specifics to make a wise choice.

    • Subsidized - no payments due until after a student isn't enrolled full-time for a specified time.

    • Unsubsidized - interest begins to accrue the day the money is disbursed.

Loan Brokers

    • Federal Direct Loans - Subsidized direct loans

    • Perkins & Stafford Loans - These federal, subsidized loans are offered to students demonstrating the greatest financial need. Awards are based on a student's need and a student's available funding.

    • Private Loans - Private loans, like from a bank, credit union or an organization, typically have higher interest rates than federal loans, and are generally unsubsidized.

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