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Loan repayment

Repaying your student loan(s) establishes your financial independence and credit history. The loan types and contacts below, as well as income and credit resources, are given here to support your efforts. Your payments will be handled differently, depending on the loan program from which you received your funds.

Federal Direct subsidized, unsubsidized, parent and graduate/professional PLUS loans

Direct Loan Servicing Center

Student Educational Loan Fund (SELF)

Firstmark Services
Phone 888-538-7378

Federal Perkins Loan, University Trust Fund Loan (UTFL), Health Professions Student Loan (HPSL) and Nursing Student Loan (NSL)

University-administered loan repayment

Contact Student Financial Collections
University of Minnesota
Phone 612-625-8007

Private alternative loans

Refer back to your promissory note(s) and the lender from whom you obtained this loan.

Loan type, lender, and servicer search

Federal loans

U. S. Department of Education

Search via credit reports

To search all possible loans, access your credit bureau report from one of these agencies

Equifax

Experian

TransUnion

Free annual credit bureau report from all national credit bureaus

AnnualCreditReport.com

Tax benefits for borrowers

Student loan interest deduction/Tax Payer Relief Act 1997 Information

Internal Revenue Service (IRS)

Education Tax Benefits

Job search

University of Minnesota Employment and Career Resources