Office of Financial Aid - Office Information

Provides helpful information about Direct Consolidation Loans and how to request one. An online application is included. General Information 1-800-557-7392

Direct Loan Servicing Center
dlservicer.ed.gov

Provides online access to information on your existing Direct Loan(s). You may access your account information, view your loan balance, change your address, and download deferment, forbearance and Electronic Debit forms. You will also have the ability to view your payment history, change your payment due date and to select a different repayment plan using your new repayment estimator that provides payment amounts using your actual Direct Loan balances in the system. General Information 1-800-848-0979

FFELP Stafford Loans
(LOANS THROUGH A LENDER, i.e. Bank, Credit union)

EFS (Educational Finance Service)
1-800-635-1867
www.EFSservices.com

USA GROUP (Educational Loan Servicing Center)
1-800-331-2314 www.USAgroup.com
1-800-824-7045 Loan Status (prior loan)

NSLDS (National Student Loan Data Base System)
www.nslds.ed.gov
Query your student loan borrowing history.

Perkins Loan Information
(through any Purdue University Campus)
1-765-494-5359
Perkins Loan Entrance Counseling
esc.calumet.purdue.edu/finaid/_presentations/perkins/

PUC Stafford Loan ENTRANCE Counseling
esc.calumet.purdue.edu/finaid/ecp.htm

PUC Stafford Loan EXIT Counseling
http://esc.calumet.purdue.edu/finaid/dlexit.htm

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FEDERAL WEB SITES AND PHONE NUMBERS

FAFSA on the Web
www.fafsa.ed.gov
Students can use this online form to file a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
WEB technical support 1-800-801-0576

Federal Income Tax Information
To request a LISTING by phone to be mailed to you or to receive help filling out the 1040 call 1-800-829-1040

To pick-up a LISTING in Person:
8398 Mississippi St, Room 110, Merrillville, IN
Office Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00 AM - 4:45 PM

Federal School Codes
www.ed.gov/offices/OSFAP/Students/apply/search.html
Search for federal codes assigned to post-secondary institutions for use in computing your FAFSA

Federal Student Aid Information Center
1-800-433-3243
FAFSA assistance/Status
Corrections
Request duplicate Student Aid Report

Hope and Lifetime Learning Tax Credit
1-800-829-3676
www.irs.ustreas.gov/prod/forms_pubs/

Personal Identification Number Registration
www.pin.ed.gov
Request a PIN to access an online renewal FAFSA, Direct Loan servicing , and other information.

Selective Service
1-847-688-6888
Instant registration: www.sss.gov

Toll-Free Information Phone Numbers
www.ed.gov/tollfree.html
A list of toll free phone numbers that help students with a wide range of information.

To Report Fraud, Waste, or Abuse involving federal student aid funds
US Dept. of Education Inspector General hotline
1-800-MIS-USED (1-800-647-8733)

SFA Ombudsman
sfahelp.ed.gov

The Student Financial Assistance Ombudsman site can help borrowers informally resolve loan disputes. Problems with Direct Loans, Perkins Loan, Guaranteed Student loans, and other are covered.

Student Financial Assistance
www.ed.gov/studentaid

Contains many links to help students and non-students with every stage of the financial aid process.

Veterans Affairs
www.gibill.va.gov/

STATE INFORMATION
State Student Assistance Commission of Indiana
Higher Education Award 1-317-232-2350
21^st Century Scholar
State Nursing Scholarship
Minority Teacher / Special Education Scholarship
FAX Number: 1-317-232-3260
e-mail Address: grants@ssaci.state.in.us

Illinois Student Assistance Commission
General Information 1-800-899-4722
Default Status 1-800-477-4411

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