Going to College: Can I Afford to Do This?
College is expensive. That probably doesn’t surprise you, but neither should the idea that college is a worthwhile investment. Having a college degree typically means hundreds of thousands of dollars…
Anna Helhoski
Anna Helhoski is a writer and NerdWallet's authority on student loans. Her work has appeared in The Associated Press, The New York Times, The Washington Post and USA Today. She's on track to pay off her own student loan debt soon and is motivated to help other borrowers do the same. She holds a bachelor's degree in journalism from SUNY Purchase. Email: [email protected]. Twitter: @annahelhoski
Posts by Anna Helhoski:
What to Do When Your First Student Loan Payment Is Due
The first student loan bills are arriving for the Class of 2019. If the grads are able to stick to the standard plan, they’ll make payments every month for the…
Edfinancial Services Customer Service: What It Can Do and How to Contact
Edfinancial Services is one of nine companies that service federal student loans by collecting and tracking payments. It is sometimes seen as HESC/Edfinancial. If Edfinancial is your student loan servicer,…
OSLA Customer Service: What It Can Do and How to Contact
The Oklahoma Student Loan Authority, or OSLA, is one of nine companies that service federal student loans by collecting and tracking payments. If OSLA is your student loan servicer, here’s…
GSMR Student Loan Customer Service: What It Can Do and How to Contact
Granite State Management & Resources Student Loan Servicing, also known as GSMR, is one of nine companies that service federal student loans by collecting and tracking payments. GSMR operates as…
CornerStone Student Loan Customer Service: What It Can Do and How to Contact
CornerStone is one of nine companies that service federal student loans by collecting and tracking payments. It’s overseen by the Utah Higher Education Assistance Authority, or UHEAA, a state government agency. If…
Your Student Debt Doesn’t Always Die With You
You may feel like you’ll be paying off student loans until the day you die. But even that may not be the end of it. It all depends on the…
Hunger on Campus: How College Students Can Get Help
When college students paying their own way have a financial hiccup, they have to make hard choices about how to spend their limited funds — and some turn to their…
Be First in Line for College Aid by Filing the FAFSA Now
The fall semester has only just started, but if you rely on financial aid to pay for college, you should get started on next year right now. Why the time…
Hard-Won Tips From Borrowers Who Got Student Loan Forgiveness
Pursuing student loan forgiveness entails a decade of meticulously recorded payments, hours on hold with your servicer and infinite patience. Success, however, arrives without much fanfare. Public defender Shelly Tomtschik…
