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Signature Student Loan

The Signature Student Loan is a popular after-Stafford loan with competitive rates and industry-leading servicing. If grants, scholarships, and Federal Stafford loans have not covered the total cost of your education, Signature Student loans can help.

Eligibility

  • You must attend an eligible community college or a four- or five-year college at least half time and be working toward your degree.
  • You must meet current credit criteria.
  • You must be making progress toward a degree.

Benefits

  • No income requirement.
  • Cosigner release available after the first 24 on-time payments of principal and interest.
  • No payments required while in school.
  • You can borrow as much as you need to pay for the cost of your education as certified by your school.
  • Flexible repayment options.
  • Upromise Loan Link allows you to pay down your loan with everyday purchases.

Features

  • Easy, secure online applications with fast credit decision and electronic signature.
  • Available for U.S. students in study abroad programs.
  • Available to international students with an eligible cosigner.
  • Easy online account management 24/7.
  • Convenience of having all your student loans in one place and receiving one monthly bill when your Stafford loans are serviced by Sallie Mae.

Loan terms

Aggregate loan limits

Community colleges

  • $50,000

Four- and five-year colleges

  • $100,000 for undergraduates.*
  • $150,000 for graduate students.*
  • $220,000 for graduate health disciplines.*

*Includes all private student loan debt.

Interest rate

  • Interest rates are variable and based on either the Prime or LIBOR rate.
  • Manage your credit well and get a lower interest rate.
  • Make interest payments during school so you have a lower amount to repay.

Fees

Usually 0%; a fee may be assessed depending on credit history.

Repayment

Another way to help pay down your loan

With Upromise Loan LinkSM student and parent borrowers who join Upromise® can link their Sallie Mae loan account to their Upromise account and use their Upromise rewards to help pay down their eligible Sallie Mae-serviced student loans. Visit www.salliemae.com/upromise to learn more and enroll today.


Credit-based loans

Credit-based loans have "tiered" rates: The better your credit rating the lower your interest rate will be.

The tables on the Cosigning a loan page shows you how much money you can save with a lower interest rate.

Cosigners

Because the Signature Student Loan is credit-based, you can apply on your own or with a creditworthy cosigner. If you do not have an established credit history, applying with a creditworthy cosigner may help you get the loan.

Even if you have an established credit history, you may be eligible for a lower interest rate if you apply with a creditworthy cosigner.

Did you know?

Sallie Mae has other private student loans.

Sallie Mae is changing from a Prime Rate index to LIBOR. To see which index your loan uses, refer to your promissory note.


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