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Understand your student loans
before you sign.

Borrowing for college shouldn’t feel like a gamble. Learn how to borrow the money you need for college without overpaying for it later.
Student loans that actually make sense.
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Filling out the FAFSA is step one in financing your college education.

Student loans

Choosing the wrong student loan can cost you for years.

Most college students (or their parents) borrow money to help cover the cost of attending college. For students, this is likely the first time you're taking out and signing up to repay a significant loans. And while parents might have more experience with other types of loans that work similarly -- like morgages, auto loans, or loans from back in their own college days -- it's important to know the ins and outs of the modern student loan process to make sure you choose loan options that won't come back to bite you later.

These resources are designed to help you brush up on essential information about student loans, including:
federal student loans like stafford loans
private loans from banks or other instiutions
how student loan repayment works

42.8 million

students have federal loan debt*
Making federal student loans one of the most common types of financial aid that students use to fund their education.

$39,547

average federal student loan balance*
Over the course of their college career, the average federal student loan debt balance for undergraduates is nearly $40,000.

35%

of undergraduates use federal loans*
Whether private or federal, millions of students take out loans to finance their college education each year.
* statistics provided by educationdata.org

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