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Loan Consolidation Facts

Consolidation Facts

Find out important facts about our college student loan consolidation program. We'll tell you more about consolidation rates, fees, and terms.

Interest Rates

The way your consolidation loan's interest rates will be calculated will depend on what type of loans you're consolidating. If you are taking out a federal consolidation loan, your interest rate will be the weighted average of the interest rates on the student loans you are consolidating. This average is then rounded up to the nearest one-eighth of a percentage. The maximum interest rate for federal consolidation loans is 8.25%. Your interest rate is then fixed for the life of the loan. The interest rates for the private college student loan consolidation program are based on LIBOR, or the London Interbank Offered Rate. Private consolidation loans often come with a fixed initial rate, followed by a variable rate that fluctuates according to LIBOR.

Consolidation Fees

Federal law prohibits lenders from charging application and other fees for federal student loan consolidation. Thus, you can take advantage of our federal college student loan consolidation program for free. Private student loan consolidation, on the other hand, comes with the same fees you would pay for any private loan. Such fees might include application, origination, and processing charges.

Terms

Our college student loan consolidation program can allow you up to 30 years to repay your consolidation loan, depending on the balance of your existing loans. If you extend your repayment period, you will increase your interest expense because you make smaller payments over a longer period of time. However, you can always consolidate to extend your repayment term and then pay your loan off early if you so wish. We do not charge prepayment penalties in our college student loan consolidation program, so there is no penalty for premature payment. To take advantage of a 30-year repayment period, you must have a minimum of $60,000 in outstanding education debt.

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