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Learning how to achieve your financial goals is one of life’s most
important lessons. But it’s a lesson most people have to learn on their own, usually
by trial and error.
We don’t think trial and error is good enough. Our financial lives
today are increasingly complex, and the choices we make are more important than ever
before. We believe the key to financial success is financial education. But as important
as financial education is, too few students arrive on campus with the kind of training
needed to manage their personal finances. That’s why we have partnered with
the National Endowment for Financial Education to provide you with CashCourse –
where you can find key information on financial basics, paying for college,
college life and the world of work.
Click on the image below to get started!
ADDITIONAL FINANCIAL RESOURCES:
Community Action Agencies
Consumer
Counseling Centers of America
Credit
Counseling Centers of America
The Village Family
Service Center
U.
S. Department of Education Guide to Defaulted Student Loans
The National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS) Student Access site is available
for students to view their loan and grant records and obtain balance and loan holder
information
Federal student loans offer many deferment
or cancellation
options. You must contact your lender or servicer to determine if you qualify and to request
application forms. More information on these options, including
cancellation options for teaching and public service employees,
click here.
For information on options for your Perkins
Loan, you must contact the Student Loan
Service Center at 1-800-698-7397 for more information. You must
contact your lender on specific information for your Stafford Loans.
The SFA Ombudsman Office is also available to help student loan
borrowers informally resolve loan disputes and problems. The telephone number is
1-877-557-2575, the web address is
www.ombudsman.ed.gov/.
More information on the SFA Ombudsman and a list of guarantee agency
ombudsman offices is available at:
http://mapping-your-future.org/paying/ombudsman.htm.
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