Private Student Loan Consolidation

Learn about one more kind of loan consolidation. Compare its eligibility, characteristics and repayment with other kinds of student loans.
Private Student Loan Consolidation

Loan limit
• If you want to qualify for the Private Consolidation Loan you must have total at least $5,000.
• If you have a creditworthy cosigner, there is no maximum loan amount for you.
• If you do not have a cosigner, there is a maximum loan total of $275,000.

Interest rate
Interest rates are changeable and reset monthly.

Fees
• A one-time disbursement fee is added to the loan amount at disbursement.
• There are no repayment fees.

Repayment
• The term of your repayment depend on your loan amount. You can repay during 30 years.
• You can pay regularly principal and interest through the life of your loan. You can also make interest-only payments for the first 12 months, and then make regular payments of principal and interest.
• Repayment starts 30–45 days following disbursement.
If you consolidate your loans you will lose eligibility for borrower advantages—including grace, postponement, and forbearance—that applied to the original loans.


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