According to legislation, a qualified loan is any loan made, insured, or guaranteed pursuant to Title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1070 et seq.), other than a loan made to a parent of a student pursuant to section 428B of the Act, and any loan made pursuant to Title VII or VIII of the Public Service Act (42 U.S.C. 292a et seq.); any loan determined by an institution of higher education to be necessary to cover a student's cost of attendance at such institution and made directly to a student by a State agency.
Federal Student Loans: Subsidized And Unsubsidized Stafford Loans - Supplemental Loans To Students (SLS) - Federal Consolidated Loans - Guaranteed Student Loans (former name for Staffords) - Federally Insured Student Loans (FISL) - Direct Subsidized & Unsubsidized Stafford Loans - Direct Subsidized & Unsubsidized Ford Loans - Direct Consolidation Loans - National Defense Student Loans - National Direct Student Loans – Perkins Loans - Health Education Assistance Loans (HEAL) - Health Professions Student Loans (HPSL) - Loans For Disadvantaged Students (LDS) - Nursing Student Loans (NSL) - Primary Care Loans (PCL)
Loans made directly to students by the Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education
Loans made directly to students by a state college or university