Welcome back to the Law School Toolbox podcast! Today, we're excited to have Derek Brainard, National Director of Financial Education at AccessLex Institute, talking with us about everyone's favorite topic - student loans!

In this episode we discuss:

• Derek's background and current role
• Services offered by AccessLex Institute
• What should students and grads know about payments restarting?
• The big news regarding loan forgiveness
• What happens if your loans are sold to a different servicer?
• Budgeting advice for law students

Resources:

• AccessLex Institute (https://www.accesslex.org/)
• AccessConnex by AccessLex (https://www.accesslex.org/accessconnex)
• Ask EDNA! Education Network at AccessLex (https://www.accesslex.org/ask-edna)
• Federal Student Aid (https://studentaid.gov/)
• Annual Credit Report (https://www.annualcreditreport.com/index.action)
• Podcast Episode 38: Can You Really Afford Law School? (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-38-can-you-really-afford-law-school/)
• Podcast Episode 177: Real Talk About Student Loan Debt (w/Financial Expert Travis Hornsby) (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-177-real-talk-about-student-loan-debt-w-financial-expert-travis-hornsby/)
• Podcast Episode 184: Handling Law School Finances (w/Lyssa Thaden of AccessLex) (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-184-handling-law-school-finances-w-lyssa-thaden-of-accesslex/)
• Podcast Episode 294: Money Talk (w/Carrie Friedberg) (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/podcast-episode-294-money-talk-w-carrie-friedberg/)
• The Reality of Law School Debt and Planning for It (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/the-reality-of-law-school-debt-and-planning-for-it/)

Download the Transcript  (https://lawschooltoolbox.com/episode-361-student-loan-repayment-w-derek-brainard-of-accesslex-institute/)

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Alison & Lee