"With most government student loan consolidation services, it is vital to know that only certain students will be eligible for the opportunity to consolidate all of his/her debts and there are particular requirements that are essential before being offered the loan."

Loan Rehabilitation


You may want to consider rehabilitating your defaulted loan(s). Advantages of rehabilitation include:

* Your loan(s) will no longer be considered to be in a default status.
* The default status reported by your loan holder to the national credit bureaus will be deleted.
* You will be eligible for the same benefits that were available on the loans before the loans defaulted. This may include deferment, forbearance, and Title IV eligibility.
* Wage garnishment ends and the Internal Revenue Service no longer withholds your income tax refund.

If you are a Direct Loan Borrower:

To rehabilitate a Direct Loan, you must make at least nine (9) full payments of an agreed amount within twenty (20) days of their monthly due dates over a ten (10) month period to the U.S. Department of Education (Department). Payments secured from you on an involuntary basis, such as through wage garnishment or litigation, cannot be counted toward your nine (9) payments. Once you have made the required payments, your loan(s) will be returned to the Direct Loan Servicing Center.

If you are a FFEL loan borrower:

To rehabilitate a FFEL, you must make at least nine (9) full payments of an agreed amount within twenty (20) days of their monthly due dates over a ten (10) month period to the Department. Payments secured from you on an involuntary basis, such as through wage garnishment or litigation, cannot be counted toward your nine (9) payments. Once you have made the required payments, your loan(s) may be purchased by an eligible lending institution.

If you are a Perkins loan borrower:

To rehabilitate a Perkins Loan, you must make twelve (12) on-time, monthly payments of an agreed amount to the Department. Payments secured from you on an involuntary basis, such as through wage garnishment or litigation, cannot be counted toward your twelve (12) payments. Once you have made the required payments, your loan(s) will continue to be serviced by the Department until the balance owed is paid in full.

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This is because the secured loan will have collateral which will lower the risks of the financial institution or bank.

For students, it is possible that a better deal on interest rates can be made but like any loan, it is important to shop around.
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For students, there is nothing more important than getting those vital qualifications they have been studying for.

If you are considering taking out a loan with members of the student loan consolidation center then it is vital that you are eligible for the service because these companies do have set requirements so it is best to contact them first to ensure that you will indeed be accepted for a loan.

"Once you know why you want to apply for the student loan consolidation program, you will be able to decide how and where you need to apply for the loan."