Federal Loan Consolidation
Make sure consolidating your student loans is right for you.
If you're having trouble making your monthly student loan payments, then consolidation may be the right option for you. Federal student loan consolidation allows you to combine one or more existing student loans into a single new loan with a new repayment schedule.
You'll have lower monthly payments, but you will pay much higher interest over the life of the loan because you'll be making smaller payments over a longer time.
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Next Steps
All federal student loan consolidations are now processed by the U.S. government through the Federal Direct Loan Program (FDLP).
Visit StudentAid.gov to get more details and apply for a consolidation loan or visit StudentAid.gov/PSLF for more information about the PSLF program.
On April 19, 2022, the U.S. Department of Education (ED) announced several changes and updates related to Income-Driven Repayment (IDR) plans to include adjustments to borrower accounts, several one-time loan forgiveness actions, and new policies.
The changes that will update IDR counts will impact both Direct Loans and federally managed Federal Family Education Loan Program (FFELP) loans. Commercial FFELP borrowers, such as those borrowers with loans serviced by AES, seeking to take advantage of these changes must consolidate their commercial FFELP loans into a Direct Consolidation loan no later than May 1, 2023. Federal Student Aid (FSA) expects the changes will be implemented in July of 2023. For more information, please visit StudentAid.gov.