Unlike some federal loans, interest will generally accrue during
private loan deferment periods as well (including in - school deferments).
Learn more or contact us for assistance with
private loan deferment.
Not exact matches
Federal
loans offer borrowers many benefits and protections — such as
loan deferment, forgiveness and repayment options — that
private lenders generally can't match.
Be careful when refinancing; if you currently have federal
loans, for example, you could be giving up benefits like access to
deferment, forbearance, or income - driven repayment options if you refinance with a
private lender.
In addition,
private loans tend to offer fewer options for
deferment and forbearance than federal
loans.
Unlike federal student
loans, your
private (non-federal)
loans don't have a common set of consumer protections when it comes to
deferment and forbearance.
Some
private student
loan servicers offer
deferment or forbearance for servicemembers on active duty.
Some
private lenders, such as CommonBond, also offer
deferment or forbearance for
private student
loans.
You lose access to federal protections:
Private loans aren't eligible for federal forbearance,
deferment, or forgiveness programs.
Protections like
deferment and forbearance vary depending on whether your
loans are from the federal government or a
private lender.
So if you see yourself potentially needing to pause your student
loan payments, ask
private lenders about their
deferment and forbearance options.
As for
private student
loan deferment, the exact policy is up to the discretion of the lender.
In addition, federal student
loans have flexible repayment options, like Income - Driven Repayment and certain
deferment or forbearance options, that might not be available when you refinance with a
private student lender.
Private loans do not offer the same range of repayment options, such as
deferment, forbearance, and income - based repayment.
Another disadvantage might be that
private student
loans don't have
deferment options like federal student
loans do.
With
private student
loans, many lenders don't offer forbearance or
deferment for financial hardship.
My credit suffered because I wasn't able to put the
private loans in forbearance or get a
deferment.
Deferment and forbearance are only available for federal
loans, not
private ones.
Federal
loan deferments and forbearances won't apply to
private loans.
Private loan companies may offer
deferments or a forbearance.
Private loans usually don't offer income - driven repayment plans, but they may have
deferment or forbearance options available.
If refinancing from federal student
loans to a
private student
loan, would the new
loan terms outweigh any benefits that you're giving up, such as
deferment / forbearance options, income - based repayment plans, or forgiveness eligibility?
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.
The federal
loan programs allowed me to defer the
loan payments for a few months, but my
private education
loan through Wells Fargo did not offer a
deferment program or any other alternative payment method for this difficult time, and charged my
loan off when it was 91 days late as per the contract I signed when I was 19 years old.
The graduated repayment plan, forbearance, or
deferment for
private loans is not a solution.
Unlike FFEL and other government
loans, these
private loans have no flexible repayment options, no right to cancellations in case of death or disability, no public service forgiveness, not even guaranteed
deferment rights.
Keep in mind that when refinancing with a
private lender, you lose federal borrower benefits such as access to income - driven repayment programs, forbearance, or
deferment, and the potential to qualify for
loan forgiveness after 10, 20 or 25 years of payments.
However, once federal
loans are refinanced with a
private lender, you lose many of the protections and repayment plans offered to federal borrowers — such as income - driven repayment plans, forgiveness eligibility, and
deferment and forbearance protections.
Aside from the
deferment option, the refinances are similar to all other
private loans.
If a
private student
loan company talks about
deferment, they are really talking about forbearance.
Some lenders may include federal
loans in the consolidation; however, remember that refinancing federal
loans into
private ones sheds the myriad borrower protections — repayment and forgiveness options and
deferment, forbearance, and interest benefits — that federal
loans carry.
So the issue is really, what is the best way to get the 10K out of the way so you can start paying back the
private loans because even though you are on
deferment, the interest is still growing.
Forbearance (stopping or reducing payments due to financial difficulties) and
deferment (temporary suspension of payment for an agreed upon time), also are available on federal
loans, although some
private lenders also offer these extensions or temporary postponement of payment.
# 4 — Myth:
Private Student
Loans Have No
Deferment or Forbearance Options if You Have Difficulty Making Payments
Understanding Student
Loan Deferment A student loan is type of financial aid given to students by federal, state or local governments, private lending institutions, and banks to help students pay for tuition, textbooks, and other educational related living expen
Loan Deferment A student
loan is type of financial aid given to students by federal, state or local governments, private lending institutions, and banks to help students pay for tuition, textbooks, and other educational related living expen
loan is type of financial aid given to students by federal, state or local governments,
private lending institutions, and banks to help students pay for tuition, textbooks, and other educational related living expenses.
Additionally, many
private loan lenders offer
deferments to postpone payments for certain circumstances such as returning to school, while in an internship or residency, or during other approved events as determined by your
private loan lender.
Technically this should have been rolled up into the point above, but I think it deserves its own spot on the list because it's so important: Refinancing federal student
loans into
private student
loans means you lose the ability to place your student
loans into
deferment or forbearance.
Private student
loans may also be eligible for
deferment.
Consolidating with a
private loan will cancel federal
loan protections, so you can't apply for
deferment, an income - driven plan or any type of
loan forgiveness.
Note: If you have both federal and
private student
loans serviced by Aspire Servicing Center, all your
loans will be placed on in - school
deferment if you submit the federal In - School Deferment Request fo
deferment if you submit the federal In - School
Deferment Request fo
Deferment Request form to us.
Federal
loans also tend to come with more lenient
deferment and forbearance options than
private loans.
If you take out a
private loan, you will not be eligible for the same types of discharge,
deferment and forbearance options that are available for federal
loans.
But because the Brazos Parent
Loan is a private loan specifically designed to offer a lower total loan cost, deferment, forbearance and loan forgiveness options are not as generous or flexible as the Direct Loan opti
Loan is a
private loan specifically designed to offer a lower total loan cost, deferment, forbearance and loan forgiveness options are not as generous or flexible as the Direct Loan opti
loan specifically designed to offer a lower total
loan cost, deferment, forbearance and loan forgiveness options are not as generous or flexible as the Direct Loan opti
loan cost,
deferment, forbearance and
loan forgiveness options are not as generous or flexible as the Direct Loan opti
loan forgiveness options are not as generous or flexible as the Direct
Loan opti
Loan options.
A
private lender may offer
loan deferment or forbearance.
The Institute for College Access & Success urges borrowers to never consolidate federal
loans into a
private student
loan, or you'll lose all the repayment options and borrower benefits — like unemployment
deferments and
loan forgiveness programs.
Unlike the typical
private loan, federal
loans come with guaranteed benefits such as
deferment while the borrower is in school, forbearance during times of economic hardship, and in some cases a right to put the
loan on an income - driven repayment plan with a capped monthly payment.
That means that you have
private student
loans that are typically ineligible for
deferment and forbearance.
Many
private lenders don't offer borrowers the same protections as federal
loans, like
deferment, forbearance and specialized repayment plans.
Deferments can be used on federal
loans and select
private loans when you're continuing your education, i.e. grad school or beyond, while you're actively serving in the military, participating in the Peace Corps, or becoming an AmeriCorps Vista.
Some
private lenders also offer
deferments on
private student
loans.