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Types of Student`s Loans

January 16th, 2008 by admin

Nowadays people are very interested in their education and in the obtaining of the university degree. But tuition fee in the educational institutions increase each year and majority of the student do not have an opportunity to cover all educational expenses without additional sources of financial aid. There are three main types of the financial aid for students: loans, scholarship and grants. The most popular type is the loan, as there are many offers available each year and the application process is not very complicated. There are two types of the student`s loans: private and federal loans. The federal lenders provide better and the most advantageous conditions, but the private lenders give bigger sums to the client, so majority of the students use the combination of the federal and private student`s loans.

Besides the tuition fee, the private student’s loans cover all types of expenses, such as book fee, accommodation, transportation, insurance, living expenses, etc. The government provides every year about $ 13 billion on the loans, but it is not enough to cover the demand on this market.

Main information about the most widespread federal and private student`s loans is given below.

Among the federal loans the Stafford loan is the most advantageous. The interest rate amounts about 6 %. The students can also receive additional discounts and bonuses if they use the option of the Auto Debit for the repayment. Besides, the clients can receive additional bonuses and rewards if they keep all the rules and make the payments in time.

The next offer of the federal loans is the PLUS loan program (Parent Loans for Undergraduate Students). This type of loan is available for those parents who have a desire to help their children to cover the studying expenses. The interest rate is about 6.25 % and there are also many bonuses, rebates and rewards.

The private student’s loans do not have application fee, are credit – based and unsecured. It means that the lenders will check the credit history and credit score of the candidate. Usually the students have to sign the loan agreement together with the cosigner, which becomes responsible for the debt in the case of nonpayment.

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