Monday, January 5, 2009

Government Guaranteed Student Loans

By Trinity Foster

If you would like to go to college and find it too expensive, there are a lot of different options available. Government guaranteed student loans can help you to get started the right way and are fantastic loans that almost anyone in need can qualify for.

When you start to take a look at the different options that you have available, you will find that the government helps many people to get student loans. These loans are even available to individuals that have bad credit because the government backs and sometimes even subsidizes the loan.

For almost fifty years, these types of loans have been offered. The government assumes all of the responsibility of making sure the loan is repaid on time and in full. Any default on the loan is covered by the government so the lending institution doesnt have to be as concerned about losing money on the loan. Lenders wont use your credit score as a qualifying factor in receiving the loan. This is good news for some of you who may have bad credit.

Perhaps the best loan out there for students is the Stafford loan. The government will pay the interest while the student is in school on some Stafford loans and this provides the student with a healthy time line in which they can finish school without making payments.

Many students are able to stay in school simply because they don't have to make payments on these loans during school. Interest doesn't even compound because it's taken care of by the government.

The six months after school gives the student time to find a good job so there is a greater likelihood of being able to repay the loan in full. Historically, a subsidized Stafford loan was always called a guaranteed government loan.

In today's world, any loan that is subsidized or backed by the government is called a government guaranteed loan. Since there are many different types of loans out there, individuals have to take a look at which is best for their needs.

If you financially qualify for one, it will most likely be the least expensive way to borrow money for school. If you dont qualify for the Stafford loan though, you can still receive a government guaranteed loan. They really are the most secure student loans you can receive. - 16003

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