With the steady rise in loan borrowing and credit card use among college students in the last decade, counseling students about money matters is more important than ever. Our industry-leading Financial Success series helps your students be brilliant with their money habits before, during, and after college.To learn more about how Nellie Mae can help your school's debt management outreach, email FinMan@nelliemae.com or order Financial Success materials for your office and students from our Publications page.
Planning and paying for college
- Our Parent Resources for Education Preparation (PREP) program helps your office introduce parents to the realities of paying for their child's education.
- Our Financial Aid Record file, a sturdy portfolio for students to organize and store their important financial-aid-related documents, includes loan recordkeeping charts, a payment and interest schedule, deferment and repayment information, and loan resource contacts.
- Our informative guides for many student audiences help them prepare for the responsibility of borrowing and budgeting during college.
Credit education
- Nellie Mae's Student's Guide to Borrowing and Using Credit brochure and presentation covers credit basics for freshmen and new students.
Money management
- FinMan (Financial Management) Tips for Students is an email and web-based program that delivers ongoing financial guidance to undergraduate and graduate students throughout the academic year. Nellie Mae provides your office with the content, and you can provide students with budgeting and savings tips with minimal effort. Sign up for the FinMan program!
- FinPlan (Financial Planning) Forum is provided in cooperation with the Financial Planning Association. Nellie Mae and a certified financial planner will share financial planning strategies with your graduating students, decreasing the likelihood of student loan default and enabling strong credit-building.
- Campuswide outreach, in the form of posters your staff can put in high-traffic areas, make students aware of budgeting strategies and financial aid deadlines. Email us to place your order.
Just for your office
Nellie Mae's industry research includes:
National Student Loan Survey
Nellie Mae began conducting the National Student Loan Survey (NASLS) in 1987. This study has been valuable for tracking student loan indebtedness and the effects of borrowing on career and lifestyle choices.
Credit card study
Nellie Mae has published summary statistics on our private student loan borrowers since 1998 to determine their credit card indebtedness. By monitoring these trends, Nellie Mae and others in the financial aid industry can be better equipped to deliver relevant guidance for students.