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		<title>Student Loans: Cut Monthly Payments on your Student Loans by Up to 42%</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2009 14:50:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re a graduate or college parent with any outstanding federal student loans, you may be able to lower your monthly student loan payments by up to 42% just by consolidating your parent or student loans. When you consolidate your college loans, you may be able to extend the repayment term on your parent or [...]<p><a href="http://www.protectstudentloans.com/student-loans/student-loans-cut-monthly-payments-on-your-student-loans-by-up-to-42.php">Student Loans: Cut Monthly Payments on your Student Loans by Up to 42%</a> is a post from: <a href="http://www.protectstudentloans.com">Student Loans</a></p>
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<div>If you&rsquo;re a graduate or college parent with any outstanding federal student loans, you may be able to lower your monthly student loan payments by up to 42% just by consolidating your parent or student loans. When you consolidate your college loans, you may be able to extend the repayment term on your parent or student loans by up to 20 years. With that longer repayment term, since you have more time to repay, the amount you have to pay each month will typically go down.<br/><br/>NextStudent, a leading Phoenix-based education funding company, offers a student loan consolidation program with no application fees, no processing fees, and no credit checks. By consolidating your parent or student loans, your monthly payments could go down by up to 42%.<br/><br/>Here&rsquo;s an example: Estimated monthly payments on a $75,000 NextStudent Federal Consolidation Loan fixed at 7.25% and repaid over an extended term of 30 years are $512, versus estimated monthly payments of $879 on a $75,000 Federal Stafford Loan issued at 7.22% and repaid over 10 years &mdash; a 41.8% reduction in monthly payment amount. (Your actual payment reduction may vary and will depend on the terms of the student loans you&rsquo;re consolidating.)<br/><br/>Replace Your Variable-Rate Student Loans With One Fixed-Rate Student Loan Consolidation<br/><br/>If you took out your Federal PLUS Loans or Stafford Loans prior to July 1, 2006, those student loans are subject to variable interest rates that will adjust every year. So when interest rates rise, your monthly student loan payments may also go up. Student loan consolidation puts an end to rate increases and rising payments.<br/><br/>NextStudent&rsquo;s student loan consolidation program gives you the security of a fixed interest rate. By consolidating your federal college loans with NextStudent, you&rsquo;ll replace your variable-rate college loans with a fixed-rate student loan consolidation loan and lock in your new monthly payments, so you&rsquo;ll never have to worry about interest rates rising and leaving you guessing about your monthly payment amount.<br/><br/>Make Repaying Your Student Loans Convenient and Hassle-Free with Student Loan Consolidation<br/><br/>If you have multiple college loans in repayment and you&rsquo;re dealing with the hassle of multiple bills, multiple due dates, and multiple monthly payments to multiple lenders, a student loan consolidation could help make your repayment easier to manage.<br/><br/>With a student loan consolidation program, you can bundle all your eligible federal parent or student loans into one single consolidation loan with just one monthly bill, one lender, and one monthly payment that&rsquo;s fixed for the life of your student loan consolidation.<br/><br/>Apply in Minutes to Consolidate Your Student Loans<br/><br/>Typically, you can apply for a student loan consolidation in minutes. Just visit an online student loan consolidation lender or make a quick phone call to the lender of your choice. It&rsquo;s fast, easy, and free to apply, and there are NO fees, NO credit checks, and NO co-signers required.<br/><br/>There are also no prepayment penalties. When you consolidate your federal parent or student loans with NextStudent, you&rsquo;ll never be charged extra for paying more than the minimum each month or for paying off your student loan consolidation early.<br/><br/>Student Loan Consolidation for Private Student Loans<br/><br/>If you have private student loans in addition to (or instead of) your federal student loans, you won&rsquo;t be able to consolidate your private student loans under the federal student loan consolidation program. But you may be eligible to consolidate your private loans separately with a Private Consolidation Loan, which offers the same convenience of a single consolidated loan for your private student loans.<br/><br/>NextStudent believes that getting an education is the best investment you can make, and we&rsquo;re dedicated to helping you pursue your education dreams by making college funding simple. Learn more about Student Loans, Private Student Loans and Student Loan Consolidation at NextStudent.com.<br/><br/><br/><br/><strong>About the Author:</strong>
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<p>Jeff Mictabor is an enthusiast on the topic of student loan issues in the news. He has been writing for the past 10 years for a variety of education publications. He now offers his writing services on a freelance basis.</p>
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		<title>Student Loan Consolidation May Get you Up to 20 More Years to Pay Off your Student Loans</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 08:40:35 +0000</pubDate>
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<div>If you&rsquo;re a former student or a college parent with any outstanding federal student loans, you may be able to get up to 20 more years to repay just by consolidating your eligible federal parent or student loans. With that longer repayment term, since you have more time to repay, the amount you have to pay each month will typically go down. You may be able to cut your monthly student loan payments by up to 42% &mdash; just by consolidating!<br/><br/><strong>Cut Your Payments on Your Student Loans by up to 42%</strong><br/><br/>Here&rsquo;s an example of how you can lower your monthly student loan payments when you consolidate your federal college loans and take advantage of a longer repayment term: Estimated monthly payments on a $75,000 student loan consolidation fixed at 7.25% and repaid over an extended term of 30 years are $512, versus estimated monthly payments of $879 on a $75,000 Federal Stafford Loan issued at 7.22% and repaid over 10 years &mdash; that&rsquo;s <strong>a 41.8% reduction</strong> in monthly payment amount. (Your actual payment reduction may vary and will depend on the terms of the parent or student loans you&rsquo;re consolidating.)<br/><br/><strong>Get More Time to Repay Your Student Loans</strong><br/><br/>Federal PLUS parent loans and Stafford student loans are issued with standard repayment terms of 10 years. You may be able to get up to 30 years to repay these federal parent and student loans when you consolidate them into a student loan consolidation.<br/><br/>How long you get to repay will depend on the total outstanding balance of your education debt: If your outstanding education debt totals $20,000 &ndash; $39,999, you&rsquo;ll have 20 years to pay back your student loan consolidation.? If your outstanding education debt totals $40,000 &ndash; $59,999, you&rsquo;ll have 25 years. If you have $60,000 or more in education debt when you consolidate your federal student loans, you&rsquo;ll have 30 years to pay back your Federal student loan consolidation.<br/><br/><strong>No Fees. No Credit Checks. No Prepayment Penalties.</strong><br/><br/>Even though you can get more time to repay your federal parent and student loans by consolidating, there are no prepayment penalties on a Federal Consolidation Loan, so you won&rsquo;t be assessed any additional fees for paying more than the minimum each month or for paying off your student loan consolidation early, should you choose to.<br/><br/>There are also no application fees, no processing fees, and no credit checks when you consolidate through the federal student loan consolidation program.<br/><br/><strong>Replace Your Variable-Rate Student Loans With a Fixed-Rate Consolidation Loan</strong><br/><br/>If you took out your Federal PLUS Loans or Stafford Loans prior to July 1, 2006, those loans are subject to variable interest rates that will adjust every year. So when interest rates rise, your monthly student loan payments may also go up. But you can put an end to rate increases and rising payments when you consolidate your parent or student loans.<br/><br/>The federal student loan consolidation program gives you the security of a fixed interest rate. By consolidating your federal<br/><br/>student loans, you&rsquo;ll replace your variable-rate college loans with a fixed-rate consolidation loan, so you won&rsquo;t have to worry about interest rates rising and leaving you guessing about your monthly payment amount.<br/><br/><strong>Make Just One Payment for All Your Federal Student Loans</strong><br/><br/>If you have multiple student loans in repayment and you&rsquo;re dealing with the hassle of multiple bills, multiple due dates, and multiple monthly payments to multiple lenders, a Federal Consolidation Loan could help make your student loan repayment easier to manage.<br/><br/>With the federal student loan consolidation program, you can bundle all your eligible federal parent or student loans into one single consolidation loan with just one monthly bill, one lender, and one monthly payment that&rsquo;s fixed for the life of your consolidation loan.<br/><br/><strong>Consolidate Your Private Student Loans</strong><br/><br/>If you have private student loans in addition to your federal student loans, you won&rsquo;t be able to consolidate your private student loans under the federal student loan consolidation program. But you may be able to consolidate your private student loans separately with a Private Consolidation Loan, which offers the same convenience of a single consolidated loan for your private student loans.<br/><br/><br/><br/><strong>About the Author:</strong>
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		<title>Student Loan Debts Can Be Very Stressful</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2009 16:09:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Student loan debts leave many students feeling alone and isolated. Although students shouldnt feel alone in this issue because student loan debts are growing at an increasing rate. The average cost of tuition for a four year college degree has nearly doubled over the past 30 years. This has made it almost impossible to get through school without student loans.<p><a href="http://www.protectstudentloans.com/student-loans/student-loan-debts-can-be-very-stressful.php">Student Loan Debts Can Be Very Stressful</a> is a post from: <a href="http://www.protectstudentloans.com">Student Loans</a></p>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Student loan debts leave many students feeling alone and isolated. Although students shouldnt feel alone in this issue because student loan debts are growing at an increasing rate. The average cost of tuition for a four year college degree has nearly doubled over the past 30 years. This has made it almost impossible to get through school without student loans.</p>
<p>After adding up the cost of tuition and room and board, the cost of attending a private college on average is around $30,000 per year and just over $12,000 per year at a public university. This cost is daunting and after graduation many students feel a lot of despair now that they have to pay it back. There is help though. Student loan debt management solutions are available that can help make life much easier after graduation.</p>
<p>Many alternatives exist that many students do not know about so there is no need to feel despair just yet. These organizations help guide you to gain control of your life again which allows you to start living without overwhelming stress because they put you on a legitimate path to becoming student loan debt free.</p>
<p>Non-Profit certified credit counselors are one of the first options you should look into to help with your student loans. They specialize in services like loan repayment options and student loan education. These credit counselors even offer help for student borrowers who have defaulted on their student loans. Good credit counselors can help to erase any feelings of vulnerability or helplessness.</p>
<p>Also, you can find a lot of great information about student loan debt help on the internet if you do few searches. Many companies that offer counseling services that help college students in need of debt help exist and most have websites that you will be able to find if you but look. They have secure forms that you fill out so that they can come back to with some information that will help. They will give you an idea of the fixed interest rate that you might qualify for to keep your payments locked down at an affordable rate. The lower the rate you can get the less stress you will have as your monthly obligation will be lower so that you can afford other essential things in your life. Although you can many times obtain a lower rate, I recommend that you pay more than the minimum monthly payment to pay the student loans off faster.</p>
<p>Lastly, talk to the school that you are attending or graduated from because they will have relationships with financial institutions that are setup to help students deal with student loans. They will be able to provide information about how to manage your student loan debt.</p>
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