Borrowers with good credit can sometimes receive a private student loan with a lower initial interest rate and lower
fees than a federal student loan.
Not exact matches
While it can be helpful to be able to have your parents borrow on your behalf, keep in mind that interest rates on PLUS
loans are higher
than on subsidized and unsubsidized
federal direct
student loans, and also carry a one - time
loan fee of nearly 4.3 percent.
Federal student loan fees are taken as a percentage of the total
loan amount and deducted proportionally from each
loan disbursement, meaning you'll receive slightly less
than the amount you borrow.
If a graduate is sued, they'll also owe expensive collection
fees, which are higher for Perkins
loans than for other types of
federal student loans.
They have higher interest rates and
fees and qualify for fewer repayment plans
than federal direct subsidized and unsubsidized
loans for
students.
Federal student loan fees are taken as a percentage of the total
loan amount and deducted proportionally from each
loan disbursement, meaning you'll receive slightly less
than the amount you borrow.
Remember, you may find that interest rates and
fees are lower for
federal student loans than private
student loans.
More
than half, 53 percent, of 2017 graduates believed there is
fee to consolidate
federal student loans under the Direct Consolidation
Loan Program.
If a graduate is sued, they'll also owe expensive collection
fees, which are higher for Perkins
loans than for other types of
federal student loans.