Q&A: Any idea when I can expect my financial aid to get sorted out? National Student Loan Contact

I used to work for UoP (Axia) Here is what you want to do: Contact the Call Center – Whoever the rep is that answers, clarify the situation. If they don’t offer to, question them if you can have SSIL (Student Support Internal Liason) review your file, and update the NSLDS If this will gets you nowhere, which won’t if everyone does their jobs, then go to step 2 Contact the Financial Aid office and let them know it is their dependability to update the grant in rank, per the Department of Education guideline. For reference please refer to http://www.nslds.ed.gov/nslds_SA/SaFaqDetail.do?faqpage=faq6#faq6.ques.5 If they refuse at this point, you demand to speak with the Director of Finance. IF, all of these things do not work, you will need to contact the Financial aid customer service line through the DoE (1-800-433-3243) and question them to conference you to the FAO’s office. If, that still does not work, you now have just cause to file a greivance with the DoE, and file a claim for hurts that the school has taken intential and malicious action (or lack thereof) to impede your ability to further your education. I sincerely hope it does not come to that. Bottom line, this dependability falls on your school. Normal NSLDS updates happen approx every 6 months. You need to make them expedite this. Excellent Luck!

im in the national guard and that was my worry was that nothing would happen when i went for my loan repayment. talk to your sergeant or try to get a hold of the company commander or the captain. possibly even the master sergeant or the sergeant major. all of this can be found online but any one of those should be able to get the ball rolling.

the army is NEVER reliable when it comes to paying you. i had friends in my unit who dindt get their jump pay for over 2 years evn though they were keeping up on thir jumps. also had a friend who joined 6 yeras ago and is still waiting to get his initial enlistment bonus. dont get your hopes too high

You said “I was in the National Guard”. Are you still in? Once you get out, the Army stops paying. They only make monthly payments while you’re in. Edit: If you turned in your promissary note prior to re-enlistment and had your SLRP in your contract, then there is probably just a mild paperwork mistake somewhere. Unfortunately, that has far reaching penalty if your loans are about to go into default or if you are still paying out of your own pocket. Call your squad leader and let him know you need to talk to admin so he isn’t blind sided next drill. Then call admin and let them know you have a serious problem and that they need to probe. Give them a few days and follow up. If they still don’t have an answer for you, call your state education office and make some waves. You may end up talking to a Major or LtCol or their assisstant, so be polite.

1. Driver Licenses, SSNs. 2. Pay stubs 3. Bank statements showing balances in your acct 4. A list of your household expenses, as in how much for housing, food, education, car payment, student loan payment, etc 5. Proof of funds for a down payment 6. Patience, and patience

You will really need to speak with a loan originator who will gather basic in rank at first and input it into the system to see if you even qualify for a loan. Once that in rank is given (driver’s licenses, military id’s, employment in rank, personal and business references,rental in rank,school in rank,student loans) they will then pre-qualify you for a loan of up to a certain amount. If you get pre-approved, you will then know how much you are approved for before looking at properties. That s just the first step. Next interview 3-5 agents or Realtors and see who will work the best for you. Some agents are only in it for the money while others really work to get you the property you want and will take care of you through the whole process. After you find an agent,make sure he/she understands your needs and wants. Tell them what price range you want to look at (below loan qualification is best) and that you do not want to be shown higher priced homes. If the agent wants to show you homes out of your range, then question whether you really want to work with an agent who doesn’t listen to you. You’d be surprised how some agents work.