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We are a statewide nonprofit organization committed to helping students minimize student loan debt and borrowers avoid unmanageable student loan debt.

Explore our website for practical tips before college, during college and after college. In collaboration with our members, we provide strategies for maximizing your financial aid with FAFSA help and college savings accounts. We share tuition assistance resources for military-connected families and students interested in the healthcare professions. Learn how to apply for Public Service Loan Forgiveness or steps to take if you have fallen into default.

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Do you have questions about how to access information about your federal student loans? Are you wondering how to prepare for student loan repayment? Unsure about how to check the status of your federal student loans? Want to know more about how to qualify for Public Service Loan Forgiveness? Our free, confidential helpline is here to answer your questions.

We Provide Help For Where You Are

In Your Student Journey

Whether you’re just starting to think about college, you’re currently enrolled, or you’re juggling student loan payments with work or family responsibilities, Debtsmarts is here to help you navigate this confusing landscape. Our resources are carefully reviewed and made available to all Wisconsin residents free of charge; this is not sponsored content.

Before College

1. How to Save for College

2. Get Help with FAFSA

3. Know What College Will Cost

4. Find Scholarship & Grants

During College

1. Know Your College Costs Up Front

2. Military-Connected Tuition Benefits

3. Assistance for Healthcare Professions

4. Understand How to Manage Your Loans

After College

1. Income Driven Repayment Plans

2. Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)

3. SAVE Plan

4. Employer Student Loan Repayment Plans

Focused Resources

Debtsmarts knows that students and borrowers have different circumstances. Do you know the ways that you can get student loan help as a veteran, a public service worker, or an older borrower?

Veterans

Education and training benefits for veterans. Considerations when accessing your GI Bill. How to contact your campus veteran liaison.

public service workers

Learn more about Public Service Loan Forgiveness for teachers and other public service professions.

parents

What to know if you hold student debt for a child’s college education.

5.2 million Americans in their 50s hold student loan debt.

Our Coalition Partners

The Wisconsin Coalition on Student Debt works with our coalition partners to advance one common agenda: helping Wisconsin residents become student debt smart and financially stable. Coalition members receive no financial benefit from their work to advance our mission.