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Student Loans

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This clock reports an estimate of current student loan debt outstanding, including both federal and private student loans. Want to see this amount reduce? Check out the resources below on Smart Borrowing.

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Important Links and Apps

  • - Review your official borrowing history and total at institutions. Check your loan history for accuracy. Obtain your loan servicer鈥檚 contact information. Helpful Loan Simulator. Learn about deferment, forbearance, loan forgiveness, etc. Request Income Driven Repayment Plan and more.
  •  - find out if you qualify!
  • - One of the most comprehensive source of student financial aid information, advice and tools
  • via Federal Student Aid

Student Loan Debt Relief

Beware of companies that specialize in student loan debt relief. These companies charge large up-front or monthly fees for federal student aid services offered by the Department of Education and its student loan services for free. Such services include:

  • Consolidating federal student loans;
  • Changing repayment plans;
  • Resolving defaults;
  • Filing requests for borrower defense loan cancellation; and
  • Other benefits and services that students are entitled to receive at no charge

In May 2022, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued a concerning third-party debt relief companies that schools may wish to use in informing students about these companies.

馃毄 The advisory includes four warning signs of third-party debt relief companies that student loan borrowers should avoid, including: 馃毄

  • Pressure to pay high up-front fees;
  • Promises of immediate loan forgiveness or debt cancellation;
  • Demands that you sign a "third party authorization"; or
  • Request for a student's Federal Student Aid PIN or FSA ID