Stafford Loans are also known as Direct Loans. They’re federal loans provided by the U.S. government to help students pay the costs of college. There are two types of Stafford loans subsidized and ...

When people refer to Stafford Loans, they generally mean federal Direct Subsidized and Unsubsidized Loans Kelly Larsen is an editor at Buy Side and expert on home buying, saving for retirement and ...

Federal Direct Stafford Loans are available to U.S. citizens and permanent residents who are enrolled at least half-time in a degree program and who demonstrate need by filing the Free Application for ...

Understanding the difference between subsidized vs. unsubsidized student loans could help you save a bundle in student loan debt. But considering how much they have in common, it’s understandable if ...

Federal Direct Stafford Loans are available to U.S. citizens and permanent residents who are enrolled at least half-time in a degree program and who demonstrate need by filing the Free Application for ...

Most families that apply for college financial aid receive one or more federal education loans. Stafford loans are for undergraduate, graduate and professional students and come from two sources.

Recent investigations by Congress and the New York attorney general about the interactions between colleges and private student-aid lenders have revealed many conflicts of interest, as lenders have ...

Germanna Community College will offer two information sessions in November about Federal Direct Stafford Loans for the spring 2011 semester. These loans are offered through the Department of Education ...

New students who submitted their FAFSA by February 1 will receive their award package by mail in March as soon as they are accepted to Pratt. This should provide enough time to make a fully informed ...

In an effort to ease the effects of the country's volatile credit markets on Tufts families, the university will switch federal student loan programs to circumvent third-party student lenders. Tufts ...

Back-to-college involves far more than scrolling online to shop for dorm-ready decor. It's also triggers yet another reminder that it's time to get back to borrowing — and, yes, sticker shock. The ...

Students planning to borrow federal student loans for the upcoming school year, take note: Interest rates for new ones will tick up a percentage point come July 1, to more than 3.7% for undergraduates ...