Category: Private Loans
Stuck in the Middle: How to Manage Financial Aid “No Man’s Land”
Some folks find themselves in college’s “golden land” – they have plenty of financial assets to send their child to school. Other families are on ... Read More
Answers to Your Top 5 Questions About Student Loans
When it comes to student loans, you’ve got important questions, and we’ve got timely answers. Here are the top five most frequently asked questions from ... Read More
How Do Parent PLUS and Private Student Loans Compare?
Once students have maximized all their available financial aid, including grants, scholarships, work-study, and Stafford loans, they may discover they still need a loan to ... Read More
When and How to Apply for Student Loans
Financial conversations aren’t always easy, but they’re the first step in helping your child achieve their higher-education goals. Road2College founder Debbie Schwartz, who’s not only ... Read More
Everything You Need to Know About How Student Loans Work
A student loan is money borrowed from the government or a private lender to pay for college. The money is used to pay for ... Read More
How to Take Advantage of Lower Interest Rates for Students and Parents
Over the course of a few weeks, the government’s COVID-19 assistance for federal student loans went from waiving interest on some student loans, to ... Read More
Scholarships with May Deadlines
Decision Day Sweepstakes For Parents Amount: $2500 Apply By: May, 16, 2020 Description: SoFi is giving away $2,500 to 20 lucky parents to help pay ... Read More
How to Pay for College Without Student Loans
Here's the $1000,000 or quarter million dollar question depending on whether you're considering private or public colleges... Can you pay for college without student loans? ... Read More
Parents Paying for College – What You Need to Know
“I don’t know anything!" "I’m so confused, I don’t even know what I don’t know." "Where should I start?” We hear this over and over ... Read More
What I Wish I Knew About Taking Out Student Loans Before College
A personal finance blogger who usually discusses making, saving, and growing money, has some regrets about how uninformed he was about just those things ... Read More