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Understanding student loan types

When your savings and your child's financial aid award don't cover college expenses, you have options to consider.

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Federal student loans

Federal student loans have very attractive terms when compared to private loans. So, get all the federal loans you can before looking into private student loans.

Private student loan for private K-12 schools

The K-12 Family Education Loan is available to parents or other creditworthy family members of children attending private K-12 schools.


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