54% of financial aid. Loans may be need- based or not need- based. Need based
Loans tend to have a lower interest rate. Some loans do not accrue interests until after graduation. Loans may be in the name of the student or of other family members. (ex. Likely parents). The federal Perkins loan is a low interest loan for students who have financial need. There is no loan fee. There is a grace period, and repayment begins either nine months after you graduate, leave school, or when you go below half time status. Direct loans are also known as the William D. Ford federal direct loan program.
FFEL is the federal family education loan program. Each set of loans include the
Stafford loans for students. The direct loans goes directly from the federal government to the school, whereas the FFEL funds goes through private lenders. But students cannot receive both kinds of loans for the same enrollment period.
Subsidized loans are based on financial need and have a built in grace period before repayment during which interest is not charged. Federal