TEC 912: Web Searching

Annotated Webliography

Student Loan Websites

Commercial Banks

1. http://www.wellsfargo.com/per/accounts/student/finaid

Features: electronic signature, on-line retrieval of Master Promissory note, repayment options, disbursement information, payments and loan counseling.

2. http://www.studentloan.com/

Features: Citibank on-line loan options, application, loan status check, loan payment and repayment options. Bilingual (Spanish) services also available.

3. http://www.usbank.com/studentloans/

Features: On-line application for Federal Student Loans, US Bank loans, account access, application services for Free Application for Financial Student Aid (FAFSA), review of Financial Aid Award.

4. http://www.educaid.com/

Features: services provided under the merger of First Union and Wachovia Bank, on-line information about scholarships, application process, loan counseling, seminars.

5. http://www.educationone.com/

Features: Bank One credit-based loan program, deferred principal and interest while student is in college, on-line application and loan payment services.

6. http://www.asapubt.com/

Features: Union Bank loan services, on-line FAFSA application, Federal and private loan application, student loan consolidation counseling, payment and loan information.

Private Corporations

7. http://www.salliemae.com/

Features: On-line scholarship search, student loan information and comparisons, individual school tailored counseling, loan application.

8. http://www.nelliemae.com/

Features: on-line application, loan status tracking financial counseling. Bilingual (Spanish) services available.

9. http://www.student-loans.com/

Features: On-line tips for borrowing, loan tracking, loan-to-need matching, entrance counseling.

10. http://www.studentloanfunding.com/

Features: A wholly-owned subsidiary of SallieMae, on-line counseling, general loan information, loan counseling and scholarship search.

11. http://www.wiredscholar.com/

Features: A subsidiary of SallieMae, on-line loan comparisons, school search, application and loan tracking. Bilingual (Spanish) services available.

Government Agencies

12. http://www.ed.gov/offices/OSFAP/Students/sfa.html/

Features: U.S. Department of Education resources, on-line FAFSA application, general funding information, loan consolidation, school codes, telephone services also available at 1-(800) 433.3243.

13. http://www.nslds.ed.gov/

Features: Telephone services only at 1-(800) 4-FED-AID, lists Guaranty Agencies and Lenders.

Non-Profit Organizations

14. http://www.loans4students.com/

Features: Chela Financial loan services for post-secondary education. On-line loan counseling, application and tracking services, Federal and Private loan information.

15. http://www.estudentloan.com/

Features: On-line scholarship search, application, comparison of student loans, loan-to-borrower matching, loan comparisons.