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There are many students who wish to pursue a college education, but have trouble financing it. These students hesitate to seek loans because they have no financial history to speak of. But there are no credit student loans for such students. The student has to meet certain requirements in order to obtain a no credit student loan.

Most of the no credit student loans are granted by the US government. But there are some private companies that grant loans with no credit check. Federal Stafford loans, Federal Perkins loans, state funded loans, PLUS (Parent’s Loan for Undergraduate Students) are few examples of loans available. The conditions of each loan are different.

No credit student loans are either subsidized or unsubsidized. Subsidized loans are for students with great financial instability. You do not have to do any payment, not even the interest of the loan, while you are an undergraduate. The loan repayment starts once you graduate and after a 6 month grace period.

When you acquire an unsubsidized loan, you have to pay the interest of the loan while you are still in college, which is about 6% - 8%.

Most of the government financed no credit student loans, such as Stafford loans, have many limitations. They have a maximum amount of funding for each year, about which most students and parents complain. The maximum amount of money given to the student for each year can sometimes be not enough, especially if any unexpected expenses arise.

Almost all no credit student loans require a cosigner. This could be your parents, a relative, a close friend or anyone close to you with a good credit history. The lender will check into the credit details of your cosigner as you have no credit history. Having a cosigner with good credit history makes the lender confident that he will get his money back even if you default payments. Having a cosigner will also reduce the interest rate of your no credit student loan. However it is possible to get some government loans without a cosigner if you have a good academic record.

Since most no credit student loans require a cosigner, it is advisable to keep a cosigner ready before you apply for the loan. When asking a person to be your cosigner, you should keep in mind that you are asking that person to take a risk on your behalf, as the lender will collect the loan repayments from your cosigner if you default payments. It is your responsibility to not default your loan repayments and put your cosigner in a difficult position.