Student Loan

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Money impacts every aspect of our lives—from paying rent to pursuing career goals. Yet, financial education is often overlooked in spaces where it’s needed most: workplaces, workforce development programs, and community organizations (including college campuses). At American Financial Solutions, we provide FREE financial education classes tailored to meet the needs of specific audiences. Whether that is employees, college students, or community groups, our approach recognizes that everyone comes to financial education with different backgrounds.

WASHINGTON PART OF MULTI-STATE STUDENT EDUCATION LOAN SERVICER INITIATIVE TO PROVIDE BORROWERS FINANCIAL RELIEF

Washington borrowers with commercially-owned Federal Family Education Program Loans or privately held student loans who are struggling to make their payments due to the COVID-19 pandemic may be eligible for expanded relief.

Student Loans, Who do You Owe

A quick guide on how to determine the type of loan you have and the servicer of your student loan.

Student Loan Relief for those with Cancer

Federal student loan relief for those with cancer is coming soon.

3 Ways to Challenge a Student Loan Wage Garnishment

The federal government can garnish 15 percent of your wages administratively – meaning they do not have to successfully take you to court like private lenders must to collect your pay. Even parents who took out loans for their children or cosigners are at risk of having wages garnished if the loan goes into default.

Creative Ways to Pay for College

Financial Aid

Before you start looking into other ways to pay for your college experience, filling out...

How to Apply for a Student Loan

Whether you’re entering your freshman year or finishing up a graduate degree, a new year of...

Bad News for FFEL Student Loan Borrowers

The U.S. Department of Education's decision to reverse it's rule on the addition of collection fees to student loans may cost borrowers thousands of dollars.

Student Loans, Not a Barrier to Home Ownership

With all the talk in the media about the trouble with student loan debt, many borrowers are still managing to achieve the American dream.

What Effect Will a Trump Administration Have on My Student Loans?

Donald Trump was victorious in part thanks to his supporters’ belief that he could fulfill on...