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February 18, 2006

Student Loan Consolidation The Long and Short of Consolidation

With tuition increasing at a rate greater than the cost of living, college students are depending more and more on student loans to help with the costs of higher education. Over the course of four or five years or longer in the case of graduate students, this adds up to many loans. Whether the loans are from the same lender or program or from different lenders and programs, most student loans can be consolidated under the Federal Direct Consolidation Loan. Consolidating your student loans can occur at any time after you take out your first student loan. The benefits, at least at the moment, are that you only pay one lender and there are several repayment plans to accommodate your financial

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Posted by Michael at February 18, 2006 03:15 PM