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Federal and Private Student Loans:
Financial Aid Services to Enable your Education

Student loans provides the necessary funding for millions of collegians, parents, and higher-education students each year. How do you put this popular type of financial aid to work for you? What do you need to know?

Student loans are a debt obligation which must be repaid. In recent years, money through student loans has been provided as student loan financial aid rather than as grants. Therefore, it is very likely that you will have student loans to repay as part of your financial aid package to attend either college or graduate school.

Even though you must repay loans, this type of funding is often referred to as “student aid.” Most college student loan financial aid offers long repayment terms, which make it an attractive funding source. Make sure that you fully understand your rights and responsibilities for borrowing and repayment before accepting this important form of student aid. Click here to view borrower’s rights and responsibilities.

Available Types Of School Loan Financial Aid For Students And Parents

There are two basic categories of student loans for students and parents: Federal student loan and private student loan financial aid. Specific types include:

 

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