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Thursday, August 03, 2006

NextStudent's PLUS Loans Benefit Parents and College Students

PHOENIX, AZ -- (MARKET WIRE) -- August 03, 2006 -- With federal PLUS Loan interest rates as low as 6.25 percent, parents can offer a helping hand with their children's education costs. Phoenix-based NextStudent, the premier education funding company, offers PLUS Loans -- Parent Loans for Undergraduate Students at low rates when coupled with incentives and benefits that make it easy to pay for college.

The 6.25 percent PLUS loans interest rate offered through NextStudent is available when accompanied by aggressive incentives including a rate reduction of 2 percent following the first 48 months of on-time payments, and a rate reduction of .25 percent with repayment through Auto Debit.

With PLUS Loans parents can cover 100 percent of education costs of their dependent children, including tuition, room and board, and supplies, less any financial aid received. For the 2006-07 academic year, parents can borrow all education costs up through May 31, 2007. In addition, parents who already paid education expenses can be reimbursed through PLUS Loans.

PLUS Loans are not based on financial need, so regardless of financial circumstances parents cannot be turned down. NextStudent's PLUS Loan Program includes a quick and easy pre-approval process, eligibility for federal loan consolidation, and interest that may be tax-deductible.

The repayment term on federal PLUS Loans typically is 10 years and starts within 60 days of final disbursement. Moreover, there never are prepayment penalties.

Other benefits of NextStudent's federal PLUS Loan Program include: -- A cash rebate of 3 percent on the remaining principal balance

following the first 12 months of consecutive on-time payments.
-- Simple Application Process with E-Signature is done online and can be
qualified within minutes. NextStudent also offers a "second look" to
borrowers who initially are denied due to unresolved credit problems.
-- NextStudent's PLUS loan Credit Resolution Team has an 87 percent
success rate when resolving credit issues of borrowers that result in
funded PLUS Loans.
-- Various PLUS Loan options for repayment, including deferred payment
when a student is enrolled at school at least half time.

In order to be eligible for a federal PLUS Loan a parent must be a biological, adoptive or step-parent of a dependent undergraduate; a U.S. citizen or eligible noncitizen; and able to meet minimum federal standards of creditworthiness. Students of parents must be U.S. citizens or eligible noncitizens; less than 24 as of Dec. 31 of academic year; and unmarried without dependents.

Parents can help their children receive full funding for college with federal PLUS Loans through NextStudent. The loans are a great way to pay for college and offer parents excellent terms, incentives and benefits that often are better than other consumer loans.

Source: http://www.marketwire.com/mw/release_html_b1?release_id=150618

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