In addition, private loans tend to offer fewer options for deferment and
forbearance than federal loans.
Not exact matches
The
forbearance or stopped collections will affect all of a borrower's
federal loans that are serviced by a
federal loan servicer (or defaulted and serviced by a private collection agency), including
loans that are not eligible for a borrower defense to repayment
loan discharge, such as
loans taken out to attend a different institution
than the one related to your application.
The
forbearance or stopped collections will affect all of a borrower's
federal loans, including
loans that are not eligible for a borrower defense to repayment
loan discharge, such as
loans taken out to attend a different institution
than the one related to your application.
Truth is, deferment is way better
than forbearance because if you qualify, the
federal government will pay for the subsidized
loan interests during the deferment period.
Student
loan deferment is usually better
than forbearance because you won't be charged interest on your
federal subsidized
loans (you will still be charged interest on
federal unsubsidized and private student
loans) while they're in deferment.
Federal loans also tend to come with more lenient deferment and
forbearance options
than private
loans.
Interestingly, the average balance of borrowers in default on
federal Direct
loans ($ 14,500) is less
than the average balance of borrowers in repayment, deferment, or
forbearance.
Private student
loans may have lower interest rates
than federal student
loans, but they do not always offer benefits like income - based repayment,
forbearance options, or forgiveness for eligible borrowers.
«The campaign will target borrowers whose grace periods will end soon, borrowers who have fallen behind on their student
loan payments, borrowers with higher -
than - average debts, and borrowers in deferment or
forbearance because of financial hardship or unemployment,» Brenda Wensil, the chief customer experience officer for
federal student aid, wrote in a notice posted online Friday.