Financial Aid: Explore the Web
The best sites we've found dealing with financial aid:
Defaulted Student Loans
No one wants to be a deadbeat -- so why are default rates on student loans so high? Here's a guide to clearing your name and your credit record from the Department of Education.
Yahoo: Student Loans
Lots of people want to lend you money to go to school. Here's a long list of web sites of financial aid lenders.
Information You Should Know If You Are Behind in your Federal Student Loan Payments
A comprehensive guide to federal student loans from Pine Tree Legal Assistance, including rescheduling payments, loan consolidation, default, garnishment of wages, and what to do if you get sued for nonpayment.
Educaid: University of Financial Aid
The Money Store's all-in guide to financial aid and student loans. Sure, they have a vested interest (no pun intended) in being your source of information, but this is a good backgrounder nevertheless. Try your hand at Student Loan Pursuit, their trivia game about student loans.
