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Download full textCongressional Budget Office, 2013
The Federal Direct Student Loan Program offers loans to students and their parents to help pay for postsecondary education. Under current law, about $1.4 trillion in new direct loans will be made to students between 2013 and 2023, the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) projects. Analysts and policymakers have raised concerns about various features…
Descriptors: Federal Aid, Student Financial Aid, Student Loan Programs, Paying for College
Weinberg, Steven; Moore, Damien – Congressional Budget Office, 2006
The federal government's student loan programs for higher education convey substantial financial benefits to borrowers because of their broad availability and favorable terms. Of the various provisions included in a federal student loan contract, the option to consolidate individual loans contributes greatly to a borrower's benefits and the cost…
Descriptors: Federal Government, Student Loan Programs, Federal Aid, Loan Repayment
Weinberg, Steven – Congressional Budget Office, 2006
Federal student loans include a complex consolidation option that gives borrowers the opportunity to combine several loans into a single loan with a longer term to maturity and, for loans originated before July 2006, to convert from a variable- to a fixed-rate loan. The consolidation option adds substantial costs to the federal student loan…
Descriptors: Costs, Federal Programs, Student Loan Programs, Postsecondary Education
Humphrey, Justin – Congressional Budget Office, 2005
The federal government assists students and their parents in meeting the costs of postsecondary education through two student loan programs, the Federal Family Education Loan Program and the William D. Ford Direct Loan Program. Although the two programs provide similar benefits to borrowers, their structures and operations differ greatly. As a…
Descriptors: Costs, Federal Programs, Federal Legislation, Student Loan Programs
Alsalam, Nabeel – Congressional Budget Office, 2004
The Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) program guarantees loans for postsecondary education to students and their parents at a limited interest rate. However, limiting borrowers' rates creates a danger that lenders will not be willing to participate in the program if their costs of financing and servicing the loans exceed the interest rates they…
Descriptors: Income, Costs, Federal Programs, Student Loan Programs
