Did you just graduate owing $20,000 or more in student loans. This presentation reveals what you need to do to start paying them back that begins with a "to do" list. It also has information about your "grace" period or the months you have before you must begin making payments

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In the past month millions of young Americans graduated
from college. However, most of them didn't receive just a
diploma.
They also received a bill – probably from the US
government – regarding their student loans. According to
one recent study, the average student graduated in 2014
owing $33,000 in student loans. Those who had
government-subsidized loans weren’t required to pay
anything on them while they were still in school .
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But now, or at least in six months from now, it will be time to pay the piper. And if you
owe just $20,000, you can look forward to making a $200 a month payment for the next
10 years to erase that debt.
Start a to do list
If you’re typical, you may not even have a job yet. Or you may have to complete an
internship before you get an actual diploma. So what do you need to do about your
student debts? First, you need to sit down and put together a to do list. Again, if you’re
typical, you didn't have a single loan. You had multiple loans at different interest rates.
Before you do anything else, get your loans and your books in order. The Consumer
Financial Protection Bureau has a tool on its site (www.consumerfinance.gov) that can
help you get your student loans organized. It also offers some information about
repayment options including income-based repayment programs that are available if you
have federal student loans.
Determine what kinds of loans you have
Once you've written down a list of your loans, you need to determine their types as they
could be federally subsidized, unsubsidized or private loans. Go to the site National
Student Loan Database System and look for your loans. Then click on each one to see
who services the loan – or the company that will be collecting payments from you. It's
possible that your loan servicer could be a different company from your original lender.
Also, keep in mind that the system will show only your federal student loans and not any
private student loans.
When November rolls around
If you graduated in May, your first payment or payments will be due in November. Make
the payment(s) even if you have not yet received a coupon book. The government
considers you to be in default on a federal loan the day after you miss a payment. This
would mean an increase in your interest rate and possibly some penalties. In the event
you go 90 days without making a payment on a federal loan loans, it will be reported to
the three credit bureaus and will have a seriously negative effect on your credit score. It's
also important to understand the payments are not necessarily credited the day they are
received. So if your payment is due the 15th of the month, it would be best to make sure
it gets to your lender no later than the 12th.
Your grace period may not be six months
Most federal student loans come with a grace period of six months. The reason for this is
to give you time to find a job, get on your feet and get ready to start repaying your loans.
However, that grace period kicks in any time you drop below half-time status in your
school. As an example of this, if your status changed to less than half time in the fall of
2013, it doesn't matter how many courses you're taking now. Your six-month grace period

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began then and the clock is ticking. On the other hand, if you had a Stafford loan and
return to at least half time status within 180 days, you will preserve your a six-month
grace period.
Perkins loans have a nine month grace period and then another six-months after most
periods of deferment. If you have a Graduate PLUS Loan you would have something the
equivalent to a grace period every time your in-school period ended. If your parents have
a Parent PLUS Loan made on or after July 1, 2008, they could ask for the same. But they
won't automatically get a grace period the same as you would.
Given all this, it's not uncommon for some students – especially those who have taken off
a semester here and there – to have some loans in grace status while others are due for
payment the minute they graduate.
Document everything
You need to monitor your loans to make sure that your payments are credited on time. If
you discover a discrepancy, you can't fix it with just a phone call. You'll need to start
documenting everything in writing. In fact, the best idea is to use the loan servicers'
online payment platform to target your payments against specific loans whenever
possible.
To consolidate or not to consolidate?
If you feel overwhelmed by the idea of having to make half dozen different payments
every month to a half dozen different loan servicers, there is an alternative. It's a Federal
Direct Consolidation Loan. If you were to choose this option, you would then have to
make just one payment a month and to just one lender. While this can be a very tempting
alternative, it's nothing to rush into. The problem is that if you take out one of these loans
you may lose some of the benefits that came with your original ones such as a low
interest rate that significantly reduces the long term cost of your debt. For example, your
current loans might have an average interest rate of 4%. But the interest rate for a Direct
Consolidation Loan is now the weighted average of the interest rates on the loans that
you're consolidating rounded to the nearest 1/8th of 1%. If you’d like to know what your
interest rate would be on a Federal Direct Consolidation Loan, here’s the formula.
Step 1:
Multiply each loan by its interest rate to obtain the "per loan weight factor."
Step 2:
Add the per loan weight factors together.
Step 3:
Add the loan amounts together.

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Step 4:
Divide the "total per loan weight factor" by the total loan amount and then multiply by
100.
Step 5:
Round the result of Step 4 to the nearest higher one-eighth of one percent if it is not
already on an eighth of a percent.
Alternatives to paying off student loans
While it may be in your best interests to just buckle down and start making payments on
your student loans, there are some alternatives available. One of these is called loan
deferment; another is loan forbearance. It's possible that you could qualify for a loan
deferment given circumstances such as being enrolled at least half-time in an eligible
postsecondary school, in a full time rehabilitation program, experiencing severe
economic hardship or serving in the military on active duty during a war or other military
operation. (Note: you can find more information about student loan deferment by clicking
on this link)
You might be granted a forbearance if you are unable to make your loan payments
because of financial hardship or illness, if you’re serving a medical or dental internship or
the total amount you owe each month on your Title IV student loans is 20% or more of
your total monthly gross income. In addition, there are some other criteria where you
might qualify for forbearance and you can get information on them by clicking on this
link.
Loan cancellation
It is also actually possible to get a student loan canceled. This means you would not be
required to pay anything on the loan and, in fact, might receive a refund for any payments
you had made.
As you might expect, the circumstances for getting a loan canceled are very limited. They
are:
• You die or are disabled
• Your school falsely certified that you would benefit from the education and you
don't have a GED or high school diploma
• You didn't get a refund where appropriate
• Your school closed
• You work in certain occupations after graduation (like teaching or some public
service jobs)

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Good help is available
National Debt Relief recently launched a program that will help borrowers find a debt
relief program for their student debt. It provides a consultation service that will match
your specific student loan situation, employment conditions and financial capabilities
with the right debt elimination program. It will also help with the paperwork that will
allow you to enter into such a program. National Debt Relief charges only a one-time
time flat fee that will be placed in an escrow account. There is no maintenance fee or
additional charges. They will only withdraw your payment once you’re satisfied with the
paperwork and the debt relief program you were recommended.

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Does this sound familiar?
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• You are losing hope…
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