SELECTING A LENDER (Required only of first-time borrowers)

• You can go to any of the websites listed below to review the benefits of each lender to determine which best meets your needs.  You can choose from the lenders listed below or you can choose your own lender.  Keep in mind that this list is not meant to limit your options of lenders or to indicate that FMU prefers that you use a particular lender.
• Complete the online Master Promissory Note for the lender of your choice.
• Our office will be notified electronically of your lender choice
• As a first-time borrower, make sure that you also complete online loan entrance counseling.

DISCOVER

• http://discoverstudentloan.com/student/stafford.aspx

NELNET  

• https://secure.nelnet.com/loanapplication/cobrandlanding.aspx?lid=833669&sid=00922600&APP=Stafford

SC STUDENT LOAN 

•   http://www.scstudentloan.org/UserApp/Stafford_Welcome.aspx 

As a first-time borrower, you have the right to use the lender of your choice.  In order to assist you in this process, the Office of Financial Assistance is providing you with a list of several lenders that have a proven history of good customer service and dependability.

  Keep in mind that this list is not meant to limit your options of lenders or to indicate that FMU prefers that you use a particular lender.