Personal Education Loans

Personal Education Loans

Personal Education Loans

[Author's note: since passage of the the Health Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 on March 26, 2010, Graduate Leverage has ceased its federal lending stream. The information in this article is no longer current, and is meant as a consumer resource revealing what rates were like with Graduate Leverage when the FFEL program was still active.]

Private student loans are quickly becoming a primary method of funding for college students, and with an increase in demand has come both an increase in offerings from various private lenders and an increase in private lending companies.

Graduate Leverage, begun in 2003, is one such private education lending company, and offers a number of federal and private options. This article will explain the different Graduate Leverage student loans available and offer advice for those shopping around for private student loans.