Student Loans
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Introduction Paying For and Selecting a College Federal Loans, Private Loans, and How to Tell the Difference Repayment Plans Student Loan Servicers and Ombudsman Offices COVID-19 and Student Loan Repayment If You Can't Repay Your Loan Loan Consolidation Programs Loan Cancellation/Forgiveness Programs If Your Loan Defaults Collection Activities Additional Information and Assistance Glossary Index of Resources
Index of Resources
Website References
U.S. Department of Education – Student Aid:
Preparing to pay for college
- Preparing for College
- Careers
- Types of Schools
- Checklists
- Complete College Costs
- Types of Student Aid
- Tax Benefits
- Grants and Scholarships
- Work-study
- Student Aid Scams
- Federal Student Loan Types
- Differences between federal and private loans
- FAFSA Application
Federal Loans, Private Loans, and How to Tell the Difference
Repayment
Student Loan Servicers
- Student Loan Servicers
- Disputes
- Ombudsman Programs
- Provide feedback about your loan servicer
- Prepare for an Ombudsman
- Contact Ombudsman
If You Can’t Repay Your Loan
Loan Consolidation
Loan Cancellation/Forgiveness
- Forgiveness
- Disability
- Public Service
- Teachers
- Income-driven
- Closed school
- Borrower defense
- Holder Rule
Defaults
Minnesota Office of Higher Education
- Paying for College
- Minnesota SELF-Loan
- Minnesota Office of Higher Education Contact Information
- Minnesota SELF-Refi
Federal Trade Commission
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)
Other
- Free Annual Credit Report
- Lutheran Social Services
- National Consumer Law Center Assistance
- Student Loan Borrower Assistance
Publications from the Minnesota Attorney General’s Office
- Cosigning a Loan
- For Profit Colleges
- Scholarship and Financial Aid Scams
- Debt Collection Fact Sheet
- The Credit Handbook
- Student Loan Assistance Scams
Contact Information
United States Department of Education |
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau |
Minnesota Office of Higher Education |
Minnesota Office of Higher Education |
Office of Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison
445 Minnesota Street, Suite 1400
St. Paul, MN 55101
(651) 296-3353 (Twin Cities Calling Area)
(800) 657-3787 (Outside the Twin Cities)
(800) 627-3529 (Minnesota Relay)
