Not exact matches
This
is slightly more difficult, as the Parent
PLUS loan must
be consolidated through an application to StudentAid.gov.
Direct
PLUS Loans received by parents to help pay for a dependent student's education can not be consolidated together with federal student loans that the student rece
Loans received by parents to help pay for a dependent student's education can not
be consolidated together with federal student
loans that the student rece
loans that the student received.
All types of federal student
loans can
be consolidated together except a Direct
PLUS Loan that
was taken out by a parent to help pay for a child's education (student
PLUS loans can still
be consolidated).
• Direct Stafford
loans • Direct Consolidation
loans • Perkins and Parent
PLUS loans are only eligible if you
consolidate them into a Direct Consolidation
loan and repay them under the standard or income - contingent repayment plan.
But for some borrowers, such as Parent
PLUS Loan borrowers who
consolidate their
loans, ICR
is the only income - driven repayment plan available.
If you
consolidate parent
PLUS loans with other direct federal student
loans into a Federal Direct Consolidation
Loan, the only income - driven repayment (IDR) program that loan will be eligible for is income - contingent repayment (ICR), the least generous of all IDR pl
Loan, the only income - driven repayment (IDR) program that
loan will be eligible for is income - contingent repayment (ICR), the least generous of all IDR pl
loan will
be eligible for
is income - contingent repayment (ICR), the least generous of all IDR plans.
As a parent, you
are able to
consolidate parent
PLUS loans that you obtained on behalf of a dependent student with federal student
loans that you took out for your own schooling.
Although made under the Direct
Loan Program, Direct
PLUS Loans for parents must
be consolidated into a Direct Consolidation
Loan in order to benefit from PSLF.
Note: If you want to
consolidate a defaulted
PLUS loan that you obtained as a parent to pay for your child's education, the only income - driven plan you can choose
is the Income - Contingent Repayment Plan (ICR Plan).
As a student, you
are not able to
consolidate parent
PLUS loans that
are in your parent's name with your own federal student
loans.
However, if a Direct
PLUS Loan made to a parent borrower
is consolidated into a Direct Consolidation
Loan, the new Direct Consolidation
Loan can then
be repaid under the ICR plan, which
is a qualifying repayment plan for PSLF.
However, you
are not able to
consolidate parent
PLUS loans that you obtained on behalf of a dependent student with federal student
loans that the student obtained in his or her own name.
ICR
is the only income - based plan available for Parent
PLUS Loans, though it must
be consolidated with other federal student debt using a Direct Consolidation
Loan.
** The only income - driven plan available for Parent
PLUS loans is the Income - Contingent Repayment (ICR) plan, and the Parent
PLUS loan must first be consolidated into a Direct Consolidation Loan to become eligible for
loan must first
be consolidated into a Direct Consolidation
Loan to become eligible for
Loan to become eligible for ICR.
Loans that can qualify if they are consolidated include Direct PLUS loans made to parents; subsidized and unsubsidized Stafford loans; FFEL PLUS Loans; FFEL PLUS loans for parents; Federal Perkins loans and FFEL consolidation l
Loans that can qualify if they
are consolidated include Direct
PLUS loans made to parents; subsidized and unsubsidized Stafford loans; FFEL PLUS Loans; FFEL PLUS loans for parents; Federal Perkins loans and FFEL consolidation l
loans made to parents; subsidized and unsubsidized Stafford
loans; FFEL PLUS Loans; FFEL PLUS loans for parents; Federal Perkins loans and FFEL consolidation l
loans; FFEL
PLUS Loans; FFEL PLUS loans for parents; Federal Perkins loans and FFEL consolidation l
Loans; FFEL
PLUS loans for parents; Federal Perkins loans and FFEL consolidation l
loans for parents; Federal Perkins
loans and FFEL consolidation l
loans and FFEL consolidation
loansloans.
What most Parent
PLUS Borrowers don't realize
is that you don't need to have multiple
loans to
consolidate.
My plan
is to continue in the public service field (and eventually qualify for the PSLF) however, I would like to
consolidate my parent's
PLUS loan under my name, so it would
be included in the PSLF at the end of 10 years.
(Note that there
is a financial benefit to
consolidating an 8.5 % fixed rate
PLUS loan, due to the lower 8.25 % interest rate cap on consolidation
loans.)
Though the rates (which
are a weighted average of the rates for all
loans being consolidated,
plus a small percentage extra) aren't always lower, consolidation does have its perks.
If you
consolidate parent
PLUS loans with other direct federal student
loans into a Federal Direct Consolidation
Loan, the only income - driven repayment (IDR) program that loan will be eligible for is income - contingent repayment (ICR), the least generous of all IDR pl
Loan, the only income - driven repayment (IDR) program that
loan will be eligible for is income - contingent repayment (ICR), the least generous of all IDR pl
loan will
be eligible for
is income - contingent repayment (ICR), the least generous of all IDR plans.
Plus, your minimum monthly payment on a
consolidated loan may
be lower than the combined payments for FFEL
loans.
Among the
loans that can
be consolidated are Stafford, Perkins and
PLUS loans.
Plus, because it
's often an affordable way to borrow, a HELOC can
be used to
consolidate other high interest
loans And as an extra perk,
loan interest may
be eligible as a tax deduction.
The other reason
is that
consolidating certain federal
loans (like
PLUS loans) opens up some new benefits that you may have
been ineligible for under the terms of your original
loan.
Unfortunately,
PLUS loans are typically ineligible for income - based repayment plans, unless they
are first
consolidated into a Direct Consolidation
Loan.
• Direct Stafford
loans • Direct Consolidation
loans • Perkins and Parent
PLUS loans are only eligible if you
consolidate them into a Direct Consolidation
loan and repay them under the standard or income - contingent repayment plan.
A
consolidated Parent
Plus loan is not eligible for the IBR but
is eligible for the ICR.
I attended Keller and enrolled in an IBR program to
consolidate my
loans via a third party - TSFC / Student Assist
Plus - I didn't realize that it
was a scam until this year when I enrolled in the IBR program directly through FedLoan.
Since the Parent
Plus loans are already
consolidated he could put the
consolidated loan in this ICR program and his payment would
be reduced to the lesser of 20 percent of his discretionary income or what he would pay on a repayment plan with a fixed payment over the course of 12 years, adjusted according to his income.
If a borrower has
consolidated loans that were used to repay Parent PLUS Loans, the consolidated loan must have been made after July 1, 2006, in order to be eligible for
loans that
were used to repay Parent
PLUS Loans, the consolidated loan must have been made after July 1, 2006, in order to be eligible for
Loans, the
consolidated loan must have
been made after July 1, 2006, in order to
be eligible for ICR.
Parent
PLUS borrowers who also have other federal student
loans and choose to
consolidate with Direct will find that the
PLUS loan taints the entire consolidation
loan and will mean that they will not
be eligible to repay the consolidation
loan using IBR.
In order for Parent
PLUS Loans to become eligible for ICR, they need to
be consolidated as part of the Direct
Loan Consolidation Program.
But for some borrowers, such as Parent
PLUS Loan borrowers who
consolidate their
loans, ICR
is the only income - driven repayment plan available.
Stafford
loans, direct consolidation
loans, grad
PLUS loans, and even Perkins
loans (must
be consolidated with the federal government first)
If you
're a parent, and you borrow with a
PLUS loan to pay for your children's college, you should never
consolidate these
loans.
Am trying to
consolidate my parent
plus loans into 1
loan.
If you
're thinking of
consolidating them with a Federal
loan, it
is a big problem and you shouldn't do it: The Problem With Consolidation of
PLUS Loans.
Direct Subsidized Stafford
loans Direct Unsubsidized Stafford
loans Direct Grad
PLUS loans Direct Parent
PLUS loans Direct Consolidation
loans Perkins
loans Federal Family Education
Loan Program (FFELP), and some health professions and nursing
loans are also eligible if
consolidated into the DL program.
Parent
PLUS borrowers who also have other federal student
loans and choose to
consolidate with Direct will find that the
PLUS loan taints the entire consolidation
loan and will mean that they will not
be eligible to repay the consolidation
loan using income - driven repayment.
It
is true that some parent
PLUS borrowers can
consolidate their
PLUS loans and apply for ICR (which has higher payments than IBR), but even this option can
be complicated.
Payments
are capped at 20 % of discretionary income, and you must
consolidate your
PLUS loans to qualify.
ICR
is the only income - based plan available for Parent
PLUS Loans, though it must
be consolidated with other federal student debt using a Direct Consolidation
Loan.
Plus, a
loan wouldn't
be in your best interest anyway — you
're looking to
consolidate debts, not acquire new debt.
Certain
PLUS Loans for graduate students or that have
been consolidated may
be eligible on certain plans also.
This plan
is also available to borrowers of Parent
PLUS loans who
consolidate their
loans into a Direct Consolidation
Loan.
Parents can
consolidate PLUS loans any time after the funds have
been disbursed.
Borrowers who haven't already
consolidated their Stafford and
PLUS federal student
loans may
be eligible for the lower interest rates.
Among the
loans that can
be consolidated are the Stafford, Perkins, and
PLUS.
This plan
is available only for Direct
Loans (excluding Parent PLUS Loans and any consolidated loans that was created to repay a Parent PLUS l
Loans (excluding Parent
PLUS Loans and any consolidated loans that was created to repay a Parent PLUS l
Loans and any
consolidated loans that was created to repay a Parent PLUS l
loans that
was created to repay a Parent
PLUS loan).
This plan
is available for Direct
Loans and FFELP Loans, again excluding Parent PLUS Loans and any consolidated loans that was created to repay a Parent PLUS
Loans and FFELP
Loans, again excluding Parent PLUS Loans and any consolidated loans that was created to repay a Parent PLUS
Loans, again excluding Parent
PLUS Loans and any consolidated loans that was created to repay a Parent PLUS
Loans and any
consolidated loans that was created to repay a Parent PLUS
loans that
was created to repay a Parent
PLUS loan.