Not exact matches
If you're repaying federal loans through Great Lakes,
on the other hand, you'll have access to federal income - based repayment options including Revised Pay As You Earn (REPAYE), Pay As You Earn (PAYE), Income - Based Repayment (IBR), Income - Contingent Repayment (ICR), as well as federal loan
consolidation,
deferment, and forbearance in certain cases.
Repayment
on a
consolidation loan will begin within 60 days of disbursement of the loan, unless the borrower qualifies for a
deferment or forbearance.
Loan
deferment, income - driven repayment plans, forbearance, and federal loan
consolidation or student loan refinancing are all alternatives in the absence of banking
on the borrower defense to repayment rule.
If you find yourself unable to pay the minimum payment
on your student loans, first check to see if you qualify for a
deferment on any Federal Stafford, Federal Grad PLUS, or Federal
Consolidation Loans.
(Note that you must continue making payments
on the
consolidation loan until your application for a
deferment is approved.
If you're repaying federal loans through Great Lakes,
on the other hand, you'll have access to federal income - based repayment options including Revised Pay As You Earn (REPAYE), Pay As You Earn (PAYE), Income - Based Repayment (IBR), Income - Contingent Repayment (ICR), as well as federal loan
consolidation,
deferment, and forbearance in certain cases.
It's important to remember that when you default
on a student loan, you are no longer eligible for loan modification,
deferment, forbearance, repayment plans, forgiveness or
consolidation until you rehabilitate your loan.
Unless the loans you want to consolidate are in a
deferment, forbearance, or grace period, it's important for you to continue making payments
on those loans until your
consolidation servicer tells you that they have been paid off by your new Direct Consol
consolidation servicer tells you that they have been paid off by your new Direct
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Unless you receive a
deferment or forbearance
on your loan, you can expect your first bill about two months after the
consolidation loan is disbursed.
Loan
deferment, income - driven repayment plans, forbearance, and federal loan
consolidation or student loan refinancing are all alternatives in the absence of banking
on the borrower defense to repayment rule.
We also offer information
on student debt relief, including options for student loans
consolidation,
deferment and forbearance, federal student loan forgiveness, and how to repay student loans when monthly payments for student education loans become overwhelming.
If you've already exhausted the
deferment and forbearance options
on your existing loans debt
consolidation can help reset them with a new set of
deferments and forbearances.
During a
deferment, the federal government pays the interest
on subsidized Federal Stafford loans, Federal Perkins loans and
on the portion of a
consolidation loan that paid off a subsidized Federal Stafford loan.
Unsubsidized Stafford loans, PLUS loans, SLS loans, or unsubsidized
consolidation loans will continue to accrue interest during the
deferment, which is why you should consider at least paying the interest
on your loan each month