Repaying Your Loan

Now that you've borrowed a student loan, it's a good idea to research your repayment options and refresh yourself with your rights and responsibilities; here you'll find the information you need to:

• understand your rights and responsibilities with your student loan;
• learn about the grace period, a time during which the borrower is not required to make payments;
• look up your loan status via the Student Loan Debt Summary;
• explore the different repayment options and figure out which one is best for you;
• research whether you might be able to defer your loan payments, qualify for a forbearance or receive loan forgiveness;
• learn about consolidation;
• learn how to resolve a delinquent or defaulted loan; and
• read frequently asked questions.