Save money and simplify your payments by
consolidating Federal Parent PLUS and private qualified education loans with SoFi.
To get on an ICR plan, the government requires you to first
consolidate your federal Parent PLUS loan into a Direct Consolidation loan.
Not exact matches
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 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).
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
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
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 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.
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.
With College Ave, borrowers can reduce the total cost of their existing student loans, current monthly payment, or both by refinancing or
consolidating existing
federal, private, and
Parent PLUS loans.
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.
Under Alexander's legislation, states could opt to allocate the newly -
consolidated funds to low - income
parents, giving them much more say over how their child's share of
federal education dollars are spent.
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 loans.
I have several types of
federal SL's (direct,
consolidated Grad Plus), as well as
Parent Plus, and am a public service (state) employee.
I owe at least 143,000 in
Parent Loans... I work as a registered nurse and I just previously
consolidated my loan just like what the
federal loan counsellors advised me to do..
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
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
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 plans.
And if you have any
Parent PLUS loans,
consolidating those with your other
federal loans will mean you might lose access to certain repayment plans.
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.
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.
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.
Save money and simplify your payments by
consolidating (and saving on) your
Federal Parent PLUS loans with SoFi.
You will not be able to
consolidate parent PLUS loan with your other types of
federal student loans.
Although PLUS loans made to
parents can't be repaid under any of the income - driven repayment plans (including the ICR Plan),
parent borrowers may
consolidate their Direct PLUS Loans or
Federal PLUS Loans into a Direct Consolidation Loan and then repay the new consolidation loan under the ICR Plan (though not under any other income - driven plan).
Many students and
parents have successfully used the loans to
consolidate their
federal education loans.
Note that
parents with
Parent PLUS Loans may not
consolidate those loans with their child's
federal student loan.
Any student loan debt that was used for financing your education from an approved post-secondary institution, such as SouthEast Bank private loans, private student loans from other lenders, or your
federal student loans, i.e. Stafford, Grad PLUS,
Parent PLUS, and Consolidation Loans, etc. can be
consolidated into one loan through Education Loan Finance.
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.
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.
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.
Any student loan debt that was used for financing your education from an approved post-secondary institution, such as SouthEast Bank private loans, private student loans from other lenders, or your
federal student loans, i.e. Stafford loans, Grad PLUS,
Parent PLUS, etc., can be
consolidated into one loan through Education Loan Finance.