As you may be aware, on June 26, 2015 the Supreme Court declared same-sex marriage legal in all 50 states. In light of this, we will apply our program guidelines regarding annualized income to all married participants. Effective January 1, 2016, if you are legally married you should report your spouse’s information on your LRAP […]
LRAP Guidelines and Spousal Income
President Obama’s Fiscal Year 2015 Budget Proposal
*This memo is from Dean Gillian Lester. To: Students and Alumni From: Acting Dean Lester Subject: President Obama’s Fiscal Year 2015 Budget Proposal As you may be aware, President Obama released his budget proposal for the 2015 fiscal year on Tuesday, March 4. His proposal contains surprising changes to federal student loan repayment options and […]
Federal Student Aid website – NEW
The Department of Education redesigned the Federal Student Aid website into a more user friendly tool. Here are some valuable links for Public Service graduates: Repayment option overview IBR PSLF NSLDS Forbearance – the Department of Education now distinguishes between discretionary and mandatory forbearance If you have a moment please browse this new tool and […]
Disputes with your federal student loan servicer?
If you have not received satisfactory results working with your student loan servicer resolving a dispute you may contact FSA Ombudsman Group at fsaombudsmanoffice@ed.gov or 1-877-557-2575 for assistance. For example if, due to the current problem with GradPlus, you had to make a payment or your account was debited by your student loan servicer without […]
Need help to find your federal student loan servicer?
The processing of federal student loans is contracted out to one of several loan “servicers.” You can find the name and contact information for the servicer of your loans on the National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS) website. After logging in, click on the individual loan number to access detailed information such as the “scheduled […]
Create a Spending Plan Information Session (10/26)
Wednesday, October 26 12:50 PM – 1:50 PM Create a Spending Plan Information Session 170 Boalt Hall Create a Spending Plan and Better Manage your Student Loans 1Ls: Plan to attend the info session aimed at taking control of your spending and planning your borrowing while at Berkeley Law. This session will enable you to […]
Create A Spending Plan and Better Manage Your Student Loans
The “Spending Plan” workshop is postponed, and will now take place on Wednesday, October 26, at 1 PM in Boalt 170. Later this week we will provide more details.
New Direct Loan Servicing Centers
Please note that as of this fall the Federal Direct loans are serviced by five servicing centers. Borrowers are assigned to one of five servicers: ACS, Great Lakes, NelNet, PHEAA, or Sallie Mae.
Department of Education Prepares to Verify Qualifying Public Service Employment!
Heather Jarvis recently posted the good news that the Department of Education will verify that employers qualify as public service organizations and will notify borrowers in writing of the number of qualifying payments made. But first there is a 90-day period of public comment on this before it becomes final.
Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) in 5 Easy Steps
FREE Public Service Loan Forgiveness Webinars from Heather Jarvis.