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Borrower Initiated Stafford

Use this mailer insert to tell students how easy it is to start their Stafford Loan online—it’s the perfect size to include with other mailings in a standard-sized envelope, or it can be used as a stand-alone handout in your office.

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e-Signature

Use this mailer insert to promote the Stafford Loan e-Signature to students—and direct them to visit ASA Direct^® online to complete their MPN. It’s conveniently sized to include with other mailings in a standard-sized envelope, or can be used as a stand-alone handout in your office.

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PLUS on the Web or by Phone

Use this mailer insert to promote PLUS pre-approval and e-Signature on the Web or by Phone to students and parents. You can easily include it with other mailings in a standard-sized envelope, or you can use it as a stand-alone handout in your office.

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My Student Loan Resource Guide (no checklist)

My Student Loan Resource Guide makes your job easier, providing entrance and exit counseling information to your students in 1 convenient packet. This bound guide includes details on ASA, loan cancellation and forgiveness, NSLDS, repayment and postponement options, delinquency and default, tax breaks, good credit, budgeting, and helpful student loan websites and definitions.

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My Student Loan Resource Guide (includes checklist)

My Student Loan Resource Guide makes your job easier, providing entrance and exit counseling information to your students in 1 convenient packet. This bound guide includes details on ASA, loan cancellation and forgiveness, NSLDS, repayment and postponement options, delinquency and default, tax breaks, good credit, budgeting, and helpful student loan websites and definitions. It also features an inner pocket that can hold an entrance/exit checklist, which is sent along with the guide.

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Entrance & Exit Checklist

Comprehensive form that accompanies entrance and exit counseling. Allows financial aid professionals to document that student borrowers fully understand what borrowing a student loan entails.

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Exit Counseling

Including slides on loan types, repayment plans, forgiveness options, and more, this Exit Counseling presentation can be used to help administer your school’s in-person exit counseling. In addition to details on those topics, the file also features a speaker’s notes section, which provides you with comprehensive talking points and describes the additional information you need to provide students with to complete exit counseling.

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Budget Worksheet

Student loan borrowers can use this budget worksheet to track monthly earnings and expenditures and keep their loan payments on track.

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Deferment Worksheet

A deferment allows you to temporarily adjust your monthly repayment schedule by suspending your student loan payments if you meet certain criteria.

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Forbearance Worksheet

A forbearance may reduce your payments or suspend them completely for a period of time, depending on your situation, and often extends the length of your repayment period.

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Repayment Options

Student loan borrowers about to enter the “real world” can use this form to learn all of the flexible repayment options afforded in the federal loan program.

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Tax Breaks

Student loan borrowers can take advantage of several tax deductions and credits while pursuing a degree.

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After You Consolidate

You’ve successfully consolidated your student loans! What happens now? After finding yourself with a new payment schedule, you may still require some guidance about how to repay your loan.

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Confused About Consolidation?

Loan consolidation is often talked about, but what exactly does it mean? ASA offers borrowers an education on the pros and cons of this important financial management option.

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Financing Options for Parents and Students

For years, parents and students have used PLUS Loans to bridge the gap between their financial aid packages and their costs of attendance. Recently, more and more students are also using private or alternative loans to finance their higher education. This financing options comparison sheet makes it easy to see the differences between PLUS Loans and private loans.

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Good Credit Matters

Your credit report and credit score reflect important information about you and can have a significant influence on many events in your life.

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Managing Your Student Loan Payments Without an Economic Hardship Deferment

It can be challenging for health profession graduates to make full loan payments during their residencies—especially since changes introduced in the College Cost and Reduction Act of 2007 make it more difficult for them to receive an Economic Hardship Deferment. This sheet presents some potential solutions to help these students repay their Stafford and PLUS Loans without this deferment.

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You’re Going to Be a Teacher

Students thinking about a career in teaching have many things to consider, including how they will finance their educations. The government offers many options to aid those who pursue this profession, and this sheet provides them with up-to-date information on student grants and loans for teaching professionals.

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New Loan Forgiveness Program and Repayment Option

The sheet offers the latest information on both Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program and the Income-Based Repayment (IBR) option.

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Student Loan Top Ten

The Student Loan Specialists at American Student Assistance^® have over 25 years of combined experience answering tough questions from student loan borrowers.

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We are ASA

ASA assists student loan borrowers in successfully completing a program of education financing and student loan repayment.

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