As part of the student loan consolidation service here at Student Financial Advisors we make every attempt to lighten the burden that the student has after they leave school. Once the student has attended college or received other education beyond high school, and they received federal student loans from the US Department of Education along the way. Now they have to deal with paying them back. They need to know how to manage the student loan debt to avoid repayment problems.

At Student Financial Advisors we only accept unsolicited applications as part of our student loan consolidation service.

A federal student loan consolidation service is a federally regulated loan that allows you to combine all of the existing federal loans you received for your education into one new single loan. When you do a student loan consolidation, the new lender will arrange to have all your existing loans fully paid off and issue you one new loan. Generally there are no application fees or credit checks required for consolidation loans and by consolidating your loans you can benefit in the following ways:

• Lower monthly payments. By consolidating your federal student loans, you can take advantage of lowering your monthly payments which will give you more money to use for other expenses such as rent or mortgage payments, food and car expenses, utility expenses, and credit card payments. Depending on your balances, you might be able to reduce your monthly payments up to 51%.
• One payment per month. If you currently have loans with multiple lenders, you know the hassle of having to write several checks per month, each for a different amount and to a different lender. By consolidating, you eliminate the need to make multiple monthly payments. You will only have to write one check or make one payment each month!
• Lock in a low fixed interest rate. Currently, unconsolidated federal student loans have a variable interest rate which changes each year. By consolidating, you can lock in a fixed interest rate which remains constant through the life of the loan.
• Customize a Payment Plan. By consolidating your student loans, you have the opportunity choose a payment plan and payment term that fits best with your current income. In some cases you can take up to 30 years to repay and you can change the plan annually without any penalties. In addition, if you decide you would like to repay your loans early, there are no prepayment penalties.
• Maintain your deferment and interest subsidy benefits. By using a student loan consolidation service, you do not give up your deferment options or interest subsidy benefits on any subsidized FFELP or subsidized Direct loans that you consolidate.