Learn more about Fenwick Student Loan Debt Consolidation here

Fenwick student loan debt consolidation is the best way to consolidate all your student loans into one fixed payment.

Benefits provided by Fenwick Student Loan Debt Consolidation


There are many good reasons to begin Fenwick student loan debt consolidation. The most appealing feature for most people is locking in a low fixed interest rate. This is especially true for students who had Stafford loans disbursed between July 1, 1998 and June 30, 2006 and have variable interest rates. Another benefit is the ability to make a single payment each month to one lender. This single payment is often lower than the multiple payments you may had been making before consolidating. If necessary, most federal student loans will allow you to get a flexible payment schedule that takes into account a variable income or allows you to file for deferment or forbearance without penalty. You can also improve your credit by consolidating: your credit evaluation examines the difference between your debt burden and your income. Debt burden is how much you are required to pay towards eliminating debt each month. By reducing your monthly payments you improve your credit assessment.

Reasons Not to Pursue Fenwick Student Loan Debt Consolidation


If your loans are mostly private, you may not be able to consolidate them. If you are able to consolidate, you may not receive a fixed-rate for the consolidated loan. You also might not qualify if your loan balances total less than $10,000, but some consolidation companies will accept balances as low as $3,500. Consolidation may also not be worth the trouble if your loans will be paid off soon.

Some companies offer to consolidate loans for you and your spouse into one loan, but you should avoid this. Federal student loans are forgiven if the student dies, unless the loan is consolidated with other loans, such as a spouse's student loans or as part of a home equity or personal loan. If you consolidate your loans into your home loan and can't make the payments, you could lose your house.

Finally, if you have a fixed-rate loan issued after July 1, 2006, and have not yet graduated, then you have no reason to consolidate your loans now while they are in deferral.

Qualifying for debt consolidation


When interest rates are low, you want to take advantage of the opportunity and consolidate. If you have already graduated and have a loan balance of over $10,000, you should have no problem. Some consolidation companies will work with loans that are as low as $3,500, but your interest rate may be higher. If you want to lock in a low interest rate and you are still in school, you can do an in-school consolidation. However, because consolidating cancels your interest deferral, make sure that you will come out ahead financially as you will now be incurring interest on your loan. Once you graduate, you can consolidate your new loans with the ones you have already consolidated if the new rate for the current year is still low. If you do not want to incur interest while you are still in school, wait to until you have completed school to consolidate.

Don't wait to consolidate your loans if rates are rising. If you have fixed rates, you can consolidate at any time to simplify your loans and receive the discounts. If you have variable rate loans, you have the choice of consolidating now or waiting to see if rates come down.








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