Direct Lending Servicing (information on your federal loans)
U.S. Department of Education Direct Loan Servicing Center:
Phone: 1-800-848-0979
P.O. Box 5609
Greenville, TX 75403-5609
http://www.dlservicer.ed.gov/
pin.ed.gov/PINWebApp/PINServlet?state=710&locale=en_US
Retrieve your Personal Identification Number (PIN) from the Department of Education
http://www.nslds.ed.gov
Use the PIN to look up your federal student loans in the National Student Loan Data System
studentaid.ed.gov/PORTALSWebApp/students/english/repaying.jsp#05
Repayment information for federal student loans
studentaid.ed.gov/PORTALSWebApp/students/english/difficulty.jsp
Information about deferment and forbearance for FFEL and Direct Loans
www.studentloanborrowerassistance.org/uploads/File/selfpackets/consolidation.pdf
Direct Loan Consolidation Self-Help Packet
http://studentaid.ed.gov/PORTALSWebApp/students/english/loanchecklist.jsp?tab=repaying
Federal Loan Consolidation checklist
http://www.loanconsolidation.ed.gov/
Federal Direct Consolidation Loan Application
College Cost Reduction and Access Act of 2007
studentaid.ed.gov/students/attachments/siteresources/LoanForgivenessMarch18.pdf
The Department of Education’s fact sheet on Public Service Loan Forgiveness
www.equaljusticeworks.org/files/ejw_ccraa.pdf
Equal Justice Works CCRAA Overview
www.nasfaa.org/publications/2007/G2669Summary091007.html
National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators CCRAA Summary
www.law.georgetown.edu/news/releases/documents/Forgiveness_000.pdf
Philip G. Schrag, Federal Student Loan Repayment Assistance for Public Interest Lawyers and Other Employees of Governments and Nonprofit Organizations
kennedy.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/HR2669_conf_report.pdf and ed.gov/legislation/FedRegister/finrule/2003-4/123103a.pdf
College Cost Reduction and Access Act of 2007 and final regulations
Private Loan Information
http://www.annualcreditreport.com
Check for private student loans, which will not appear in the National Student Loan Data System. Private loans are not eligible for forgiveness.
Student Loan Debt Management
http://www.equaljusticeworks.org/
Detailed information about debt relief and loan repayment assistance including the College Cost Reduction and Access Act – Public Service Loan Forgiveness
www.studentloanborrowerassistance.org
Student Loan Borrower Assitance
Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program (PSLF) and Income Based Repayment (IBR)
www.equaljusticeworks.org/files/pslf_ibr_3-09.ppt (Powerpoint)
A Loan Forgiveness Training Tool by EqualJusticeWorks
www.equaljusticeworks.org/files/basic_checklist.pdf
Public Service Loan Forgiveness: Basic Check List
ibrinfo.org
Detailed information about the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program and Income-Based Repayment (IBR)
studentaid.ed.gov/PORTALSWebApp/students/english/IBRCalc.jsp
Federal Student Aid – Income Based Repayment Calculator
http://www.finaid.org/calculators/
FinAid – Various loan repayment calculators
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