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Student Loan Repayment Information

EdFinancial ServicesWVNCC has partnered with EdFinancial to help guide you through the repayment process. EdFinancial will never ask you for payment but rather talk with you about your best repayment, deferment, or forbearance options. Click on the image above for more information or contact EdFinancial toll-free at 1-855-210-3543 or by e-mail at StudentLoanCounselor@edfinancial.com


Who is my loan servicer?

Go to studentaid.gov and log in to view all your student loans and identify who is "Servicing" your loans

If your loan servicer is one of the following, click on their name to be directed to their on-line account access:


What are My Repayment Options?

Determine a repayment plan both short term and long term

  • Short term might include request one of the options below which require you to TALK WITH YOUR SERVICER (this cannot be done by another family member or WV Northern, it must be done by you the STUDENT)

  • Deferment (when you are not going to school or are in school less than 6 hours)

  • Forbearance

  • Discharge for Disability

  • Long Term will include payment agreements based on one of the payment plan options below (some plans can be changed in later years    

Click here to compare repayment plan options by using a Repayment Estimator

Standard Repayment Plan - This is the default plan for most types of student loans. It breaks down your loan balance into monthly payments of at least $50 for up to ten years. In general, this is the plan that will cost you the least amount of money in interest payments.

Graduated Repayment Plan - monthly payments start out low and increase every two years during the 10-year repayment period. This plan is best for borrowers whose income may start out low but is expected to increase.

Extended Repayment Plan - allows borrowers with more than $30,000 in debt to extend the repayment period from ten years to up to twenty-five years. Payments under the Extended Repayment Plan can be either standard or graduated. This plan is best for borrowers whose loan burden is too large to bear the standard monthly payments over the course of just ten years.

Income-Based Repayment Plan (IBR)- allows borrowers with a demonstrated financial hardship to limit their monthly loan payments to 15 percent of their discretionary income (that is, the difference between their adjusted gross income and 150 percent of the poverty guideline for their individual situation). Under this plan, if the balance of the loan has not yet been paid off after 25 years of payments, it can be forgiven. Under IBR, borrowers will pay more in interest over the life of the loan. This plan is best for borrowers who are struggling to afford their monthly payments under other repayment plans.

Revised Pay as You Earn Repayment Plan (REPAYE) - payment is a percentage of your discretionary income.

Pay as You Earn (PAYE) - allows new borrowers with a demonstrated financial hardship to limit their monthly loan payments to 10 percent of their discretionary income. Under this plan, if the balance of the loan has not yet been paid off after 20 years of payments, it can be forgiven.

Income-Contingent Repayment Plan (ICR)- a borrower’s monthly payment amount is calculated based on annual income and family size as well as his total loan amount. If a loan balance remains after 25 years of payments, it may be forgiven. Unlike the IBR and Pay As You Earn Repayment Plans, borrowers need not be facing financial hardship to qualify for this plan. This plan is best for borrowers who are not facing demonstrated financial hardship, but whose financial situation is insufficient to bear the monthly payments under other repayment plans.

Income-Sensitive Repayment Plan - payment under this plan increase or decrease based on your annual income.

Loan Consolidation - allows you to combine multiple federal student loans into one loan with a single monthly payment instead of multiple payments

If you need advice or have questions about your federal student loans, please contact Northern at 304-214-8847 or by e-mail and/or your loan servicer.


Have you completed Exit Counseling?

Don’t forget all Federal Student Loan Borrowers must complete Exit Counseling. Using the online application, will provide you with important details on our repayment option.