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What is a grace period for student loans?

March 29th, 2022 by Sagnik Santra
What is a grace period for student loans?

Student loans are great financial tools for people who can’t afford to pay for their education outright. As the price of education is increasing, more and more people are finding themselves taking out student loans to cover the costs. Even though student loans can be useful, the interest rates might make them difficult to pay…

Loan Grace Period: Grace Has Left The Building

May 19th, 2016 by Lette Berhe
Loan Grace Period: Grace Has Left The Building

For recent college graduates, between the celebrations, the job hunt, and just simply enjoying summer, you may have put thoughts of your student loans on the back burner. You may have remembered that your loan qualified for a grace period , but can´t remember exactly how long it was and don´t know how to enter into…

What is a grace period? Understanding loan terms

March 15th, 2014 by Jennifer Frankel

What is a Grace Period? In general, a grace period is a time span after a deadline in which a penalty would normally be levied, but is waived.  When it comes to international and study abroad student loans, a grace period is a certain amount of time after you graduate, drop below half-time status, or…

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