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How to find how much you're borrowing in Federal Direct Student Loan funds:


Amount you are borrowing in
2003-04 at Binghamton Univ.
http://bingfa.binghamton.edu
Click on Check Your Status
What your monthly payments will be: (will include loans borrowed in
2002-03, but you will need to know the total amount you've borrowed)
http://www.ed.gov/offices/OPE/DirectLoan/calc.html
Monthly Repayment CalculatorLets you determine the initial monthly payment amount you would make under the various Direct Loan repayment plans. Since the 2003-04 interest rates have not yet been set (July 1), use the current interest rate that is embedded in the calculator.
What your monthly payments will be:
(will NOT include loans borrowed in 2003-04 until we disburse those funds)
http://www.dlservicer.ed.gov
You will need a PIN before you can access your Direct Loan account information.
Amount you've borrowed to date:
(will not include loans borrowed in 2003-04 until we disburse those funds)
http://www.dlservicer.ed.gov
You will need a PIN before you can access your Direct Loan account information, or you may go to http://www.nslds.ed.gov/ for a complete loan history.

To help you determine if you have enough funds to cover your University charges/expenses:

  • Go to http://studentaccounts.binghamton.edu to determine current university charges.
  • Go to http://bingfa.binghamton.edu to give you a framework of what your estimated books/supplies/personal expenses may be.
  • Subtract the fall amount of your financial aid offer from your University charges. (Do not include Federal Work Study. Remember to reduce your Federal Direct Student Loan(s) by 3% & your Federal Direct Parent Loan by 4%.) Any remaining funds can be used to help pay for books/supplies/personal expenses( use our estimates or your own).