Comments on: How will consumer credit counseling affect an application for a student loan? http://raiseyourcreditnow.com/how-will-consumer-credit-counseling-affect-an-application-for-a-student-loan/ Wed, 17 Aug 2011 05:23:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: karenrena http://raiseyourcreditnow.com/how-will-consumer-credit-counseling-affect-an-application-for-a-student-loan/comment-page-1/#comment-3841 karenrena Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:39:21 +0000 http://raiseyourcreditnow.com/how-will-consumer-credit-counseling-affect-an-application-for-a-student-loan/#comment-3841 Your credit rating and credit history do not affect federal or state grants or federal student loans. These go through the financial aid office of the school that you will be attending. Your standing in the awards process (who gets money first) is determined by the federal government. You need to go to: and fill out the financial aid application as soon as possible. You should go to college. You should also check to see it the school offers financial counseling - many students get into credit card debt, and it is becoming common for schools to offer counseling to enrolled students. Your credit rating and credit history do not affect federal or state grants or federal student loans. These go through the financial aid office of the school that you will be attending.

Your standing in the awards process (who gets money first) is determined by the federal government. You need to go to: and fill out the financial aid application as soon as possible.

You should go to college. You should also check to see it the school offers financial counseling – many students get into credit card debt, and it is becoming common for schools to offer counseling to enrolled students.

]]> By: mbunny1980 http://raiseyourcreditnow.com/how-will-consumer-credit-counseling-affect-an-application-for-a-student-loan/comment-page-1/#comment-3840 mbunny1980 Tue, 09 Feb 2010 11:11:54 +0000 http://raiseyourcreditnow.com/how-will-consumer-credit-counseling-affect-an-application-for-a-student-loan/#comment-3840 From what I've been told those programs do nothing that you can't do yourself by contacting your creditors & working out a deal yourself. Also, it's about the same as filing bankraptcy or worse on your credit score. And they charge you so you have MORE debt! From what I’ve been told those programs do nothing that you can’t do yourself by contacting your creditors & working out a deal yourself. Also, it’s about the same as filing bankraptcy or worse on your credit score. And they charge you so you have MORE debt!

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