Alliance Offers Parents and Students Full-Service Educational Funding Solutions
SAN DIEGO, Feb. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Goal Financial LLC announced that it has signed a marketing agreement with The Student Loan Corporation, a subsidiary of Citibank N.A., to promote PLUS loans (Parent Loans for Undergraduate Students).
Under the terms of the agreement, The Student Loan Corporation will provide PLUS loan origination and life-of-loan servicing to parents that obtain Federal PLUS Loans through Goal Financial's industry-leading direct-to-consumer marketing. The agreement will provide PLUS loan customers of Goal Financial with guaranteed access to The Student Loan Corporation's school preferred lending lists.
Federal PLUS Loans are for parents of dependent undergraduate students. Parents may borrow up to the cost of attendance per child, minus financial aid from other sources. The interest rate on PLUS Loans is variable, with a maximum rate of 9 percent. The current PLUS loan interest rate is 6.1 percent through July 1, 2006.
"This agreement gives us the opportunity to provide full-service educational funding both to parents and students," said Ryan Katz, CEO of Goal Financial. "Both companies have a dedication to individual customer service, and we can now offer more innovative products with a streamlined loan servicing process," he added.
"An alliance such as this allows both companies to pursue our mutual goals of providing full-service education funding solutions," said Michael Reardon, Chairman of the Board for The Student Loan Corporation. "In addition to combining financial resources, both The Student Loan Corporation and Goal Financial have incredible industry expertise and experience, that will make the educational funding process less complicated for parents and colleges," Reardon continues.
For additional information regarding PLUS or Stafford loans, or student loan consolidation, contact a personal Loan Consultant at Goal Financial by calling toll-free 1-866-681-4291, or visit http://www.goalfinancial.net/ About Goal Financial, LLC Goal Financial, LLC is the ninth largest holder of federal student loans, managing a $6.3 billion loan portfolio for 165,000 borrowers. Goal Financial offers student loan borrowers products such as Stafford Loans, Parent Loans for Undergraduate Students (PLUS), private student loans, and consolidation loan products. Goal Financial has distinguished itself from other student lending companies through its focus on customers. Its highly trained Customer Service and Loan Counselors are available seven days a week to carefully guide borrowers through the sometimes challenging financial aid and student loan application process. Learn more at http://www.goalfinancial.net/.
About Citibank Citibank is a member of Citigroup (NYSE:C), the leading global financial services company, which has some 200 million customer accounts and does business in more than 100 countries, providing consumers, corporations, governments and institutions with a broad range of financial products and services, including consumer banking and credit, corporate and investment banking, securities brokerage, and wealth management. Major brand names under Citigroup's trademark red umbrella include Citibank, CitiFinancial, Primerica, Smith Barney and Banamex. Additional information may be found at http://www.citigroup.com/.
The Student Loan Corporation (NYSE:STU) is one of the nation's leading originators and holders of insured student loans providing a full range of education financing products and services to meet the needs of students, parents, schools and lenders. The company was previously a division of Citibank and became a NYSE-listed corporation in 1992. Citibank, N.A. is the majority shareholder. Citibank was one of the first banks to finance higher education, beginning in 1958. Today, The Student Loan Corporation serves approximately 1.7 million customers and over 3,000 schools nationwide.
For information or inquiries regarding student loans, please call 1-800-967-2400. Customers with Telecommunication Devices for the Deaf (TDD) may call 1-800-846-1298. College planning and financing information is also available at http://www.studentloan.com/.
Citibank Media Contacts:
Mark Rodgers Brad Svalberg
Citibank The Student Loan Corporation
Public Affairs Investor Relations
(212) 559-1719 (203) 975-6292
Contact:
Thom Stohler
703-837-1633
DATASOURCE: Goal Financial LLC CONTACT: Media, Mark Rodgers, Public Affairs of Citibank, +1-212-559-1719, ; or Investor Relations, Brad Svalberg of The Student Loan Corporation, +1-203-975-6292, ; or Thom Stohler of Goal Financial LLC, +1-703-837-1633, Web site: http://www.goalfinancial.net/ http://www.studentloan.com/
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