Ask American Student Assistance

• – Loan Repayment Questions
• – Applying for Financial Aid Questions
• – Tax Concerns Questions

• – School Leave Questions
• – Loan Consolidation Questions
• – Miscellaneous/Other Questions

Applying for Financial Aid Questions

Lender Choice

Financial Aid for Living Expenses

Federal Loan Interest Rates

Self-Employed Parent

When Does the Loan Money Come?

Lender Stopped Making Loans

Parents Refuse to Provide Information

Minimum Score for Federal Loans

Parents’ Information

Loan Amounts

Can I Get Money for Living Expenses?

Should I Pay for Financial Aid Assistance?

Music Studies Scholarship?

Too Late for Aid?

Too Early for Financial Aid Applications?

Stepparent's Income

Things to Remember for the FAFSA

Defaulted Loans Affecting Future Aid

Young Mother Looking for Aid

Loan Consolidation Questions

Consolidating Graduate and Undergraduate Loans

Is it Worth It?

Consolidation Pros and Cons

Consolidation Loan Interest Rate

Should I Consolidate?

The Big Picture: Is Consolidation Good or Bad?

Re-Consolidating

Interest Rates

Will I Save Money?

What Will My New Repayment Terms Be?

Consolidation During Graduate School

Is Higher Education the Parents’ Responsibility?

Loan Repayment Questions

Unsubsidized Loans

Unemployed and Returning to School

Economic Deferment

Loan Forgiveness and Options

Economic Hardship

Payment Options

Deferring PLUS Loans

Student Loan in Collections

A New Loan Forgiveness Program

Disability Discharge

Refund Owed

How Do I Get Student Loans?

Postponing Loan Payments

Continuing on to Graduate School

Lower Interest Rate

Stafford Teacher Loan Forgiveness

Unemployment Deferment vs. Forbearance

Federal Loans / Private Loans

Getting Out of Default

U.S. Loans, Immigrating to Canada—What Happens?

Payment Too High

Lower Interest Rate

Changing Loan Holders

Going Back to School

Short Leave from School

Economic Hardship Deferment

In School Loan Consolidation

Miscellaneous/Other Questions

Self-Employed Parent

Loan Forgiveness and Options

Loans for Studying Abroad

New Loan Limits

Changing Interest Rates

Parent Loans

School Closed

Public Service Degree

Who holds my loans?

Rehabilitation Success Story

School Closed

Loan Cancellation

Paying for School

Interest

Student Loans Good for Credit Rating?

Teacher Certification

School Leave Questions

Can They Charge Me?

Called to Iraq

Working in Poverty Level Areas

Tax Concerns Questions

Student Loan Interest Tax Deductions

Student Loan Interest Deduction

Income Tax Refund

Tax Deduction

Student Loan Interest Deduction