Student Loans
The Mahalo Top 7
- Official Department of Education Sites: Federal Student Aid | National Student Loan Data System for Students | Glossary of Terms
- Download a FAFSA: Free Application for Federal Student Aid
- Federal Student Aid: The William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program
- Business Week: "A Shaky Season for Student Loans" (January 17, 2008)
- Sallie Mae: Private Student Loans and Student Loan Consolidation
- eStudentLoan: Student Loan Comparisons and Online Applications
- SimpleTuition: Financial Aid and Student Loan Information
Student Loan Background and Information
- Student Loan Borrower Assistance: Understanding Student Loans
- FinAid!: Student Loan and Financial Aid Information
- Wikipedia: Student loans in the United States
Federal Student Loan Information
- Office of the Ombudsman: Federal Student Loan Information
- Department of Education: Direct Loan Servicing
- Official Site: Stafford Federal Student Loans
Private Student Loan Information
- FinAid: Private Student Loan Overview
- Kiplinger: Tackling Private Student Loans (November 7, 2007)
- Simple Tuition: Compare Student Loans
Applying for a Student Loan
Federal Loans
- FAFSA: Free Application for Federal Student Aid
- U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: Nursing Student Loans
Private Loans
- Sallie Mae: Private Student Loans and Student Loan Consolidation
- Astrive Student Loans
- Bank of America: Student Loans
- Wells Fargo: Student Loans and Banking
Student Loan Consolidation
- Loan consolidation is a method by which students can incorporate several Federal debts into a single debt. This extends the period of time for repaying the loan, but also decreases monthly payments. For more information, see Mahalo's guide to How to Consolidate Student Loans.
- Wikipedia: Federal Student Loan Consolidation
- ABC News: Mellody Hobson: Student Loan Consolidation (June 16, 2006)
- CNN Money: Student lender scandal: What it means for loan consolidation (May 10, 2007)
Prominent Consolidation Firms
- Sallie Mae: Student Loan Consolidation
- EdFed: Student Loan Consolidation
- HELPLoans.com: Student Consolidation Plans
- NextStudent: Student Loan Consolidation
Student Loan News and Commentary
- Fox Business: Chase Offers Fee Waivers, Rate Reductions for 2008-09 Student Loans (February 4, 2008)
- CNN Money: Subprime woes make a mess of student loans (January 11, 2008)
- Official Chris Dodd Senate Site: Chairman Dodd Unveils Plan to Help Students Afford College (June 8, 2007)
- The New York Times: "Try Shopping Around for Student Loans" (May 2, 2007)
- USA Today: "Private student loans pose greater risk" (October 25, 2006)