There are several advantages when you get a federal student loan consolidation. You can take advantage of fixed interest rates, lower monthly payments, one payment each month, get payment incentives and get new or renewed deferments.
There is usually not a minimum loan balance required with this type of loan program. Also, you have the option [...]

 
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Bad credit student loans are available to those that need them, if you know where to look and what to look for. When it is time to get into a school and to advance your degree or to simply get your degree and you have a poor [...]

From Grand Forks Herald:
Especially in a stressed economy, student loan debt is a major issue. It’s not uncommon to see students saddled with thousands in loans for undergrad and graduate school costs.
Sallie Mae is one of a number of lenders that issue federal student loans. During fiscal 2007-08, the U.S. Department of Education said 14.8 [...]