{"id":241942,"date":"2024-02-14T19:55:22","date_gmt":"2024-02-14T19:55:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chesla.org\/?page_id=241942"},"modified":"2025-12-01T11:58:37","modified_gmt":"2025-12-01T16:58:37","slug":"alliance-refi-program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/chesla.org\/es\/alliance-refi-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Programa de refinanciamiento de la Alianza"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; custom_padding_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; use_background_color_gradient=&#8221;on&#8221; background_color_gradient_direction=&#8221;270deg&#8221; background_color_gradient_stops=&#8221;rgba(11,65,99,0) 0%|rgba(11,65,99,0.93) 100%&#8221; background_color_gradient_overlays_image=&#8221;on&#8221; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/chesla.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/portrait-smiling-male-teacher-looking-camera-while-holding-digital-tablet-sitting-bench-outdoors-with-group-schoolchildren-background-copy-space-1-e1707945042508.jpg&#8221; 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Do I definitely qualify for this program?&#8221; icon_color=&#8221;#5F8BB2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.25.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; title_text_color=&#8221;#333333&#8243; title_font_size=&#8221;17px&#8221; title_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; body_text_color=&#8221;#333333&#8243; body_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; body_line_height=&#8221;1.6em&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||1rem||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Employment as a teacher, paraeducator, school counselor, school psychologist, or speech-language pathologist in a Connecticut Alliance District <\/span>school<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> makes an individual eligible to apply for this program. The individual must also meet the underwriting criteria to qualify for the loan.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle title=&#8221;Is this free money?&#8221; icon_color=&#8221;#5F8BB2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; title_text_color=&#8221;#333333&#8243; title_font_size=&#8221;17px&#8221; title_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; body_text_color=&#8221;#333333&#8243; body_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; body_line_height=&#8221;1.6em&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||1rem||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>No, this is a refinance student loan that is paid back plus the interest rate. The benefit is that Connecticut Alliance District\u00a0employee receives a 3% subsidy to their interest rate as long as they continue to work in a Connecticut Alliance District.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle title=&#8221;Can I refinance loans that I am a co-signer on?&#8221; icon_color=&#8221;#5F8BB2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; title_text_color=&#8221;#333333&#8243; title_font_size=&#8221;17px&#8221; title_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; body_text_color=&#8221;#333333&#8243; body_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; body_line_height=&#8221;1.6em&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||1rem||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>No, the individual must be the borrower on the underlying loans that financed the individual&#8217;s higher education.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle title=&#8221;Can I refinance my Department of Education student loans?&#8221; icon_color=&#8221;#5F8BB2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; title_text_color=&#8221;#333333&#8243; title_font_size=&#8221;17px&#8221; title_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; body_text_color=&#8221;#333333&#8243; body_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; body_line_height=&#8221;1.6em&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||1rem||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>No, any student loans through the Department of Education and federal government are federal loans. This program only refinances private loans.<br \/>This is because refinancing any federal loans would impact federal benefits, such as Teacher Loan Forgiveness and Public Service Loan Forgiveness. This also includes any potential federal loan forgiveness from the President. Anytime federal loans are refinanced away from the federal government, those federal benefits are lost.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle title=&#8221;Can I refinance loans my Parent PLUS loans?&#8221; icon_color=&#8221;#5F8BB2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; title_text_color=&#8221;#333333&#8243; title_font_size=&#8221;17px&#8221; title_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; body_text_color=&#8221;#333333&#8243; body_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; body_line_height=&#8221;1.6em&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||1rem||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>No, Parent PLUS loans are federal loans, and the underlying loans must have financed the individual&#8217;s higher education.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_toggle][et_pb_toggle title=&#8221;What loans are private loans?&#8221; icon_color=&#8221;#5F8BB2&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.23.1&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; title_text_color=&#8221;#333333&#8243; title_font_size=&#8221;17px&#8221; title_line_height=&#8221;1.5em&#8221; body_text_color=&#8221;#333333&#8243; body_font_size=&#8221;16px&#8221; body_line_height=&#8221;1.6em&#8221; custom_margin=&#8221;||1rem||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Any student loans that are\u00a0<strong>NOT<\/strong>\u00a0through the Department of Education and federal government are considered to be private loans. 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