Posts tagged "Student Loans"

Can I consolidate my student loans if they’ve been taken over by a creditor?

Robert J asks: I have two student loans for about 3000 dollars each. I have been unemployed for several years taking care of my kid and haven’t make any payments on the loans. Now a creditor has taken my student loans over. I now owe 9,000 thanks to fees, penalties and interest. Is there any student loan companies that will take them over and I can make payments to them at a low interest rate? Now that I’m working, I’d like to start making payments on my student loans.

Can They Garnish My Income Tax or Wages If I Have Deferred Student Loans?

Rita Long asks: I have student loans in default. I have made arangements to pay my deferred student loans and I have been paying them on time for the last several months. I would like to know can they still garnish my income tax or wages although I am paying on the loans?

Are there any student loans for students with bad credit?

Charles Q asks: I am returning to school in the fall but am short quite a bit of money. I need a student loan to pay for the rest of the first year, but I have really bad credit due to poor decisions I made some years ago. Does anyone know of any places, programs, or banks that have a program for bad credit student loans? I’d appreciate any help you could give me.

What happens to the status of my student loans if I transfer to a different college?

Andy M asks: I thinking about transferring to a different school but I still have student loans from my previous school (Sallie Mae and Federal Direct student loans). Are there clearing houses or other programs that my new enrollment status will be sent to so that the lenders are aware that I haven’t just stopped going to school (and thus cause my college loan payments to become due)? Do I have to obtain enrollment verification from my current school and send it to each of my lenders?

Can student loans be written off in a bankruptcy?

Mathew S asks: I am filing for bankruptcy and have several student loans. Can student loans be written off in a bankruptcy? Or do I still have to repay my student loans? Help! I need some student loan advice quickly!

Student Loan Guru: Under most circumstances Federal student loans cannot be discharged in bankruptcy. Isn’t it convienent the way the U.S. Government set this up? Many times, student loans are the reason many young people get into financial trouble.