Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today, we’re excited to have Derek Brainard, National Director of Financial Education at AccessLex Institute, talking with us about everyone’s favorite topic – student loans!
In this episode we discuss:
- Derek’s background and current role
- Services offered by AccessLex Institute
- What should students and grads know about payments restarting?
- The big news regarding loan forgiveness
- What happens if your loans are sold to a different servicer?
- Budgeting advice for law students
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Resources:
- AccessLex Institute
- AccessConnex by AccessLex
- Ask EDNA! Education Network at AccessLex
- Federal Student Aid
- Annual Credit Report
- Podcast Episode 38: Can You Really Afford Law School?
- Podcast Episode 177: Real Talk About Student Loan Debt (w/Financial Expert Travis Hornsby)
- Podcast Episode 184: Handling Law School Finances (w/Lyssa Thaden of AccessLex)
- Podcast Episode 294: Money Talk (w/Carrie Friedberg)
- The Reality of Law School Debt and Planning for It
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