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Student Loan Repayment Program Most people think of a repayment program and they do not want anything to do with it. However, I will tell you that I have actually seen repayment programs help me out specifically on my student loans. Originally, I was a little bit skeptical. The idea of having everything lumped into one payment sounded good, but the fact that everything was lumped together scared me a little bit. Here are some ways that a repayment program works and it will give you an idea of whether this is for you or not (most student loans push you towards a repayment program). 1: You will pay more interest over time Regardless of what type of loan you get, you are going to have some form of interest that you have to pay back. Right now the interest rates are low so getting any form of loan including student loans you can really benefit from them. Still though, in a repayment plan you will be paying interest over a lengthy period of time. If you are paying on a loan for 15 years then the interest you pay back is separated into each monthly payment that you make. 2: You pay interest earlier, principle later The somewhat downside to repayment programs is that the first payment you make on your loan is probably 90% or higher of just the interest part of the plan. So really, when you first get a student loan for 30 years then just expect that your principle or how much you actually owe the bank still for will not lower much at all. 3: Repayment programs reward you for making larger payments The reason why most people struggle with credit cards is because they never pay more than what is written on the bill. However, if you can just pay an extra $10 per month on that bill then that extra money is going directly to the principle part of the student loan note. In a repayment program if you make extra payments or larger payments then instead of paying for 30 years you might only pay for 20 and you may not have to put much on top of what is written on each bill to accomplish this. The bank will allow you to pay less in interest if the term for the student loan is not for such a long period of time and you are working to pay it off faster. |
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