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Getting Your Student Loan Discharged
By: Gary Byers, FAS Sr. Consultant Borrower defense to repayment is a legal ground for discharging federal Direct Loans. According to the Department of Education , students and parents may have a borrower defense to repayment if your institution engaged in “certain misconduct related to the making of a federal loan or the educational […]
Resumption of Student Loan Repayment
By: Sean Hudson, Sr. Consultant FAS In March 2020, the Federal Government suspended Federal Student Loan payments to help borrowers struggling with the impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic. This provided relief to over forty million borrowers experiencing a reduction in income or even job loss due to the Pandemic. It also helped families overcome the […]
A First-Year’s Guide to Navigating Financial Aid
By: Sharon Hasan, FAS Senior Consultant As students begin or settle into the exhilarating First Year Experience, they will find themselves inundated with an array of topics and tips – hacks and tricks that promise to shape their academic paths. From shopping for essentials to mastering the art of building community, each piece of advice […]