Texas Tech University

Loan Resources

Bull and Bear

Educational loans can play an important role in covering your educational expenses. Our website provides information to help students and families make informed decisions at each stage of the borrowing process:

1. Deciding how to pay for school

Assess your needs before you borrow:

  • Do I need additional funds to cover expenses?
  • Do I need the full amount that is offered?
  • Can I reduce my borrowing?
  • Which loan is right for me?

Learn about the available financing options.

2. Borrowing Loans

If you decide to borrow loans, you'll need to complete a series of steps to receive your loan funds.

Learn how to understand the loan process.

3. Leaving School

Loan borrowers will face certain responsibilities as graduation or leave-taking approaches.

Learn more about graduation/leave taking.

4. Repaying Loans

Although this is the last stage of loan borrowing, it's important to start planning early! Knowing more about loan repayment can help you make better borrowing decisions while you're still in school.

Learn more about paying back your loans.

Tips & Resources

Texas Tech University Default Aversion Manager
Joshua Hernandez
Finaid.defaultaversion@ttu.edu
phone: (806) 834-3114

National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS) for Students including Federal Student Loan Servicer

  • phone: 1-800-4FEDA
  • The National Student Loan Data System (NSLDS) is the U.S. Department of Education's (ED's) central database for student aid. NSLDS receives data from schools, guaranty agencies, the Direct Loan program, and other Department of ED programs. NSLDS Student Access provides a centralized, integrated view of Title IV loans and grants so that recipients of Title IV can access and inquire about their Title IV loans and/or grant data.

TTU financial counseling services

Keep track of your borrowing! Borrowers can now access their federal student aid history directly on StudentAid.ed.gov.

Through StudentAid.ed.gov, borrowers can:

  • View their federal student aid history, including loan & grant details.
  • Get their federal servicer's contact information.
  • Download their federal student aid history using the MyData Download function.