Direct Loan Servicers
ACS
Website: www.acs-education.com
Phone: 1-800-835-4611 or 1-800-508-1378
Fedloan Servicing
Website: myfedloan.org
Phone: 1-800-699-2908
Great Lakes
Website: mygreatlakes.org
Phone: 1-800-236-4300 or 608-246-1700
Nelnet
Website: nelnet.com
Phone: 1-888-486-4722
Sallie Mae
Website: salliemae.com
Phone: 1-888-272-5543, 1-800-722-1300 or 317-570-7397
Helpful Links and Contact Information
Track your outstanding federal student loans and find out who your loan holder is:
National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS) Web site:
www.NSLDS.ed.gov
Note: NSLDS only tracks federal student loans; you will need to track any private education loans you may have using your own records.
Your single contact for everything related to repayment of your Direct Stafford Loan:
Direct Loan Servicing Center
1-800-848-0979
Direct Loan Servicing Online:
www.dl.ed.gov
Entrance Counseling, Master Promissory Note (MPN), and PLUS Loans
For everything you need to know about Direct Consolidation Loans, including an online application:
Direct Loan Consolidation Center
1-800-557-7392
Direct Loan Consolidation Web site:
www.loanconsolidation.ed.gov
To set up payments on defaulted student loans that have been turned over to the Department of Education:
Default Resolution Group (DRG)
1-800-621-3115
http://www2.ed.gov/offices/OSFAP/DCS/index.html
If you have non-Direct Stafford Loans (FFEL) that were serviced by Nelnet:
Nelnet Loan Servicing
1-888-486-4722
www.nelnet.com
Brochures and booklets: Click on a brochure to view or download in PDF form
Direct Loan Basics for Students (
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Direct Loan Basics for Parents—Direct PLUS Loans (
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Entrance Counseling Guide for Direct Loan Borrowers (
1,509 KB)
Exit Counseling Guide for Direct Loan Borrowers
Stafford Loan Forgiveness Program For Teachers (
413 KB)
Your Federal Student Loans—Learn The Basics and Manage Your Debt (
4,743 KB)
Direct Loan Basics and Entrance Counseling Guide for Graduate and Professional S (
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