Calculating the FFEL Consolidation Loan Interest Rate
School consolidation loans have fixed interest rates that are based on the weighted average of the interest rates on the loans being consolidated. The lender can provide you a new consolidation school loan with the lowest statutory weighted average interest rate for loans by using the lower of the weighted average of the interest rates on the loans being consolidated as of July 1 or the date the lender received your consolidation loan application. The lender should always apply a consistent method of determining when an application is received.
A majority of the federal education loans are eligible for consolidation, including subsidized and unsubsidized Direct and FFEL Stafford Loans, SLS, Federal Perkins Loans, Federal Nursing Loans, and Health Education Assistance Loans.
PLUS Loan borrowers (parent and graduate/professional degree students) can also consolidate their loans. Private education loans are not eligible for consolidation through the federal consolidation program.
Can't Consolidate Loan If Enrolled In SchoolIf You Are Currently Enrolled In School, You Can't Consolidate Your School Loans
The Higher Education Reconciliation Act (HERA) of 2005 got rid of the portion that allowed a borrower of either the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) or Dire...
School Loan Consolidation EligibilitySchool Loan Consolidation Eligibility
All Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) and Direct Stafford Loan borrowers are eligible to consolidate their school loans after they graduate, drop below half-time enrollment, or leave school.
Once PLUS loans...
Consolidation Of School LoansConsolidation of School Loans
Consolidation of your school loans offers you the ability to reduce your school loans to one lower monthly payment. Your school loans can be refinanced and combined into a new loan.
Why should you consider consolidatin...
Consolidation Loan Interest RateInterest rates for Consolidation Loans
The interest rate for Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) and Direct Consolidation Loans is set according to a formula that is established by federal statute. The fixed rate is based on the weighted average o...