Today, not only are there several types of federal student loans that are not credit - based, but federally funded,
subsidized student loans generally offer one of the most flexible types of loans available.
Not exact matches
The government
generally covers the interest on a
subsidized Stafford
loan until the
student has been out of school for 6 months.
Government
loans like the
subsidized Stafford
loan are
generally reserved for those
students who have the greatest need (meaning they don't have even close to the amount of money to pay for their education) and have already exhausted all of the grants available to them.
Because of the low fixed rates and repayment assistance programs that are available, it's
generally best for
students to exhaust their federal Direct Unsubsidized and
Subsidized Loans before considering private student l
Loans before considering private
student loansloans.
For
subsidized direct
loans, The U.S. Department of Education
generally pays interest while the
student is in school and during certain other periods.
Because your
student loans will continue to accrue interest during deferment (again, unless you have
subsidized federal
student loans) or forbearance, this is
generally not recommended.
This
generally only applies to borrowers of direct unsubsidized
loans and graduate PLUS
loans, as the Education Department pays the interest on
subsidized student loans while the borrower is in school, grace period or deferment, and parent PLUS borrowers
generally enter repayment once the
loan is disbursed.
Subsidized loans, available to
students who have a demonstrated financial need,
generally have more favorable terms because, currently, the U.S. Department of Education pays the interest on the
loan while the
student is in school and for the first six months after.
If you're going to borrow money for school, it
generally makes sense to take advantage of any
subsidized student loans you're offered before borrowing elsewhere.