Check out this information I received from Equal Justice Works on law school loan repayment options!
Educational
debt has become a crippling burden for far too many, especially for those who
want to pursue careers in public service. Equal Justice Works provides in-depth
information on loan repayment assistance programs and relief programs like
Income-Based Repayment and Public Service Loan Forgiveness to help everyone
pursue the career of their dreams.
As
part of this continuing work, we’ve created a free
manual that details how these programs work and covers the
basics of student loans and repayment options.
Recently, in
our weekly U.S. News blog the Student Loan Ranger, we took a
look at the report from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s report on private student loans,
reviewed law professor Brian Tamanaha’s controversial new book Failing
Law Schools and warned students about campus debit cards.
Every month,
our free, live
webinars provide a comprehensive overview of the debt relief
options available for students and graduates – including Public Service Loan
Forgiveness and Income-Based Repayment – and provide viewers with the
opportunity to ask questions.
Our current
webinar sessions include:
How
to Pay Your Bills AND Your Student Loans: Utilizing Income-Based
Repayment
Thursday,
September 13, 3 - 4 p.m.
EDT
Saddled with
high student debt? This webinar reviews Income-Based Repayment, a powerful
provision of the College Cost Reduction and Access Act that allows anyone with
high debt relative to their income to reduce their federal student loan
payments.
This
interactive webinar will teach you:
- How to understand your federal loans
- How Income-Based Repayment works and if it is right for you
- How to sign up for Income-Based Repayment
Get
Your Educational Loans Forgiven: Public Service Loan
Forgiveness
Thursday,
September 20, 3 - 4 p.m. EDT
For recent
graduates with jobs in government or at a nonprofit, this webinar explains how
to make sure you immediately begin fulfilling requirements to qualify for Public
Service Loan Forgiveness so that your educational debt will be forgiven as soon
as possible.
You will
learn about:
- The importance of having the right kind of Federal Loans
- What you need to do to qualify for Public Service Loan Forgiveness
- How long it will take to have your educational debt forgiven
Drowning
in Debt? Learn How Government and Nonprofit Workers Can Earn Public Service Loan
Forgiveness
Thursday,
September 27, 3 - 4 p.m.
EDT
A
must attend for anyone with educational debt planning to work or currently
working for the government or a nonprofit. This webinar explains how you can
benefit from the College Cost Reduction and Access Act, the most significant law
affecting public service in a generation.
This webinar
will teach you how to:
- Understand your federal loans
- Manage your monthly payments using income-driven repayment plans like Income-Based Repayment plan
- How to qualify for Public Service Loan Forgiveness
Keep
in touch and up to date!
Visit the educational debt relief section
of the website to find detailed and timely information on educational debt
relief programs. Follow us on Twitter @EJW_org (#studentdebthelp) and Facebook to receive the latest
news, updates and student debt tips.
Sincerely,
Isaac
Bowers
Senior
Program Manager, Educational Debt Relief and Outreach
Radhika Singh
Miller
Program
Manager, Educational Debt Relief and
Outreach
