Repaying and Loan Forgiveness

Required Exit Interviews Online for Stafford Borrowers

Graduating students who borrowed through the Federal Direct Loan program must do an online exit interview. You will be able to view your federal loan history (Stafford, Direct, Grad PLUS_ if you log in using your federal (FAFSA) pin.

Financial Fitness — Budgeting and Managing Your Money

• Mapping your future
• Feed the pig
• Jump start coalition

Managing Student Loan Debt

• Mapping your future
• You can deal with it 
• Income-based Repayment

Federal Loan Repayment and Forgiveness

Information on and links to loan forgiveness programs for volunteer work (Peace Corps, VISTA, Americorps) military service (Army National Guard), legal or medical services, teaching, and for loan repayment for federal agency employees is available from the following sites:

• FinAid! (general information on loan forgiveness; loan forgiveness for employment in public service; income-based repayment for federal student loans)
• Mapping Your Future (resources on many loan forgiveness programs)
• U.S. Office of Personnel Management (government employee loan repayment)
• National Health Service Corps. (details on education loan repayment as part of NHSC)
• Teacher Loan Forgiveness  (details of the teacher loan forgiveness program) Teacher borrowers may be eligible for forgiveness of up to $5,000 of their Stafford loan debt if they teach full time for five consecutive years in a public or private non-profit elementary or secondary school which serves low income students and meet other qualifications. The school may be a public or private, non-profit elementary or secondary school. Schools designated as a low-income are listed at tcli.ed.gov)
• American Federation of Teachers (search for state and federal forgiveness programs and other financial resources for teachers)
• Indian Health Service: The Federal Health Program for American Indians and Alaska Natives (details on the IHS Loan Repayment. Health professionals sign a contract, agreeing to work for a period of time in IHS health care facilities. In return, the IHS repays part or all of the health professional's debt for professional)
• U.S. Health and Human Services: Health Resources and Services Administration (information on the nursing education loan repayment)
• Income Based Repayment (information about new federal student loan payment and forgiveness programs)