(FFEL) Consolidation How it Works as Debt Relief
For a family which children have availed of student loans, this is bound to haunt them today. The economic recession and massive joblessness, might be affecting them to pay off student loans. However, through a debt relief program, they may avail of the federal family education loan consolidation. And there are plenty of advantages from getting from this program.
The program is actually a direct consolidation loan. It allows family members who were granted with student loans to combine their loans into one. As a result, there will be only one lender with one monthly bill. With this, it will be easier for the family to manage their debt.
Among its advantages are: only one principle will be charged with interest thus monthly due will be lower. Two, family members can divide among themselves the amount to be paid monthly. So this would mean that each of them is actually paying less than what it should be.
Another advantage of this debt relief is that, they can choose a payment scheme that will work to their advantage. They can choose from the four options available, and may even switch option when deemed necessary. These four plan options are: Standard Repayment, Graduated Repayment, Extended Repayment, and Income Contingent Repayment.
In the Standard Repayment plan, a borrower will pay a fixed amount until the loan is fully paid. Payment should be not less than $50 and will be paid for 10 to 30 years. On Graduated Repayment plan, a borrower starts paying at low amount and gradually increases. However, minimum payment will not be less the amount of interest accrued monthly, payable in 10 to 30-year periods.
For the Extended Repayment plan, the about in question should be more than $30,000, payable within 25 years. The amount to be paid may be fixed or using graduated repayment option. And lastly, for the Income Contingent plan the borrower’s income is a factor. This is because a monthly payment will be based on the yearly income. Payment period will be spread within 25 years.
This is the type of government debt relief program that will really click to today’s family. With economic recession and massive job lay offs, the program will come as breath of fresh air for the family.
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By Khmer Lee P. Lugod
Published: 2/16/2010
