Student Loans

Resources about repayment plans, loan forgiveness, and fixing problems with your loans.

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Borrower assistance

National Consumer Law Center’s (NCLC’s) Student Loan Borrower Assistance website addresses topics such as the following:

Understanding student loans
Default and delinquency
Student loans and bankruptcy
Loan cancellation
Repayment
Collections
Where to go for further help

Loans and aid

The U.S. Department of Education has forms and information about getting a Pell grant, direct loan, Parent Plus loan or other federal aid. It also addresses topics such as the following:

Income-driven repayment
Loan consolidation
Defaulted student loans
Student loan forgiveness
Defer student loans
Cancel student loans
Loan servicers

Student loan counseling

StudentLoanHelp is a nonprofit organization that helps people manage and repay their student loans.

Other Resources and Organizations