Federal Student Loan Consolidation is a financing facility that allows a borrower to merge his several federal student loans into a single new loan, and thereby bring them under one repayment plan. Federal student loans are generally issued or guaranteed by the United States government and comprise loans from the US Department of Education as well as the Department of Health and Human Services. These do not require any collateral security, and in contrast to private student loans, have low rates of interest. The Stafford loan is one of the most popular federal student loans.
When a borrower consolidates federal student loans, the original federal student loans are paid off by a loan consolidation company or by the Department of Education.
Then, a new loan is created with one monthly payment. One of the prime advantages of federal student loan consolidation is that it lowers one's monthly payment by up to 60%. Low fixed interest rates, reduced monthly payments, and retention of subsidy benefits are other merits. Federal student loan consolidation offers several flexible repayment options and varied deferment options to choose from. Depending upon the amount of the debt amount, the repayment period extends from the standard 10 years to 30 years.
However, certain conditions are to be met for availing federal student loan consolidation. Only loans with an outstanding amount of $7,500 can be consolidated under this scheme. Private student loans are not eligible for federal student loan consolidation. Federal Perkins Loans, Federal Stafford Loans (both subsidized and unsubsidized), Health Professions Student Loans (both subsidized and unsubsidized), Health Professions Student Loans (HPSL), Nursing Student Loans (NSL), Federally Insured Student Loans (FISL), Auxiliary Loans to Assist Students (ALAS), Federal Supplemental Loans for Students (SLS), National Direct Student Loans (NDSL), Health Education Assistance Loans (HEAL), Federal Parent Loans for Undergraduate Students (PLUS), and Loans for Disadvantaged Students are eligible for consolidation. .
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