Learn about Master Promissory Notes, a legally binding document that a student must sign prior to borrowing a Federal Direct Student Loan.…

Learn how one family used The U.Plan to pay for 100% of their daughter's college tuition and mandatory fees. …

Learn about entrance counseling, a comprehensive tutorial focused on the important details of student loan borrowing and repayment.…

Learn what a student loan interest rate is, when it is set each year, and how it may impact you. …

Learn how to open a 529 plan, which expenses they cover, which schools they can be used at, and who can open one. …

Parents who have successfully saved in the U.Plan Prepaid Tuition Program discuss the value and flexibility of the U.Plan and savings strategies. …

Learn how the U.Plan Prepaid Tuition Program allows you to use Tuition Certificates to lock in a percentage of today's tuition and mandatory fee costs at participating schools. …

Tips include starting with your guidance office, not paying for a search tool, trying for scholarships that require an essay, and seeking out professional associations. …

Benefits of the U.Plan include locking in up to 100% of tuition and fees and getting the money back with interest even if the student doesn't attend a participating school.…

College payment plans are interest-free, have no required credit check, and only require a small enrollment fee.…