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PLUS Loans – How Ion Helps Parents and Grad Students
Direct PLUS loans are federal, unsubsidized student loans for graduate/professional students and parents of undergraduate students. Grad students and parents can apply for PLUS loans through FAFSA and can potentially receive enough financial assistance to cover the...
Generation Z and Student Loans
Some results from our Generation Z student loan report include: ► 51 percent of Generation Z is concerned that their parents' student loan debt will impact their ability to pay for college. ► Half of Generation Z expects their student loan balance to be over...
How Does Your Student Debt Compare?
Student loans now make up the largest form of household debt after mortgages. Student loan debt is one of the fastest growing forms of debt and projections indicate the debt will continue to grow. The median student loan balance is $17,000, which is consistently lower...
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Overcome Student Loan Stress
I just received a text from IonTuition that says my loan status has changed from “in repayment” to “delinquent.” There is no way I can pay anything right now. I am barely staying on top of my bills as it is--please help! -Patrick Patrick, Thank you for reaching out....
Choose a Trustworthy Financial Partner
Beware of Student Loan Scams Earlier this year, a federal court in south Florida placed an injunction on a company for providing fraudulent student loan debt relief. That company falsely promised to enroll borrowers in repayment or debt-forgiveness programs....
Start Your Repayment on the Right Track
I’m just coming out of grace period for my school loans. My monthly payments are starting this month and I can’t figure out how to set up or go about paying them. Any help would be appreciated. -Jane Jane, it’s common for people just...
IonTuition Awarded Most Innovative Product of the Year
We're happy to be named as one of the winners in the prestigious One Planet Awards in the Most Innovative Product of the Year category for IonPay, our employer student loan repayment contribution service. IonPay allows companies to modernize their benefits package by...
Payment Patterns of Student Loan Borrowers
The student loan debt crisis is still developing, so the full impact has yet to be seen. This year's college freshman (class of 2021) will carry the most student debt than any other graduating class in American history. There's a lack of data to show just how that...
The Federal Perkins Loan Program is Winding Down
Federal Perkins Loan Disbursements to end June 30, 2018 The school-based Federal Perkins Loan Program expired on September 30. Perkins loans were made available on a limited basis to graduate and undergraduate students from families showing exceptional financial need....