Private Loan Lenders


Many lenders offer private loans. Below is a historical list of lenders used by KU students in the past three years. You're not required to borrow from a lender on the list. Please contact lenders for details.

Table containing information about private lenders that KU students have used over the last three years.
Lender NameEligible StudentsAt Least 1/2 TimeMeet SAPDegree SeekingParent Loan Option
Advantage Education LoansUndergraduate, Graduate, InternationalYesNoYesYes
Ascent Student LoansUndergraduate, Graduate, InternationalYesYesYesNo
Affinity PLUS FCUUndergraduate, Graduate, InternationalYesYesYesYes
Baxter CUUndergraduate, GraduateYesYesYesNo
Bellco CUUndergraduateYesYesYesNo
Bank of North Dakota, DEALUndergraduate, GraduateYesYesYesNo
CEFCUUndergraduateYesNoYesNo
Citizens Student LoansUndergraduate, Graduate, InternationalYesNoYesYes
College Avenue Student LoanUndergraduate, GraduateYesYesYesYes
Commerce BankUndergraduate, Graduate, InternationalNoNoNoNo
Community America CUUndergraduate, GraduateYesYesYesNo
CustomChoiceUndergraduateYesNoYesNo
Digital Federal CUUndergraduate, GraduateYesYesYesNo
Discover Student LoansUndergraduate, Graduate, InternationalYesYesYesYes
Dupaco CUUndergraduateYesYesYesNo
EarnestUndergraduate, Graduate, InternationalYesNoYesNo
EdlyUndergraduate, GraduateNoNoYesNo
EdvestinuUndergraduate, Graduate, InternationalYesNoNoNo
Elements FinancialUndergraduateYesYesYesNo
Funding UUndergraduateYesYesYesNo
InvestEd Student LoansUndergraduateYesNoYesYes
Iowa Partnership LoansUndergraduate, GraduateYesYesYesYes
Lend KeyUndergraduate, GraduateYesYesYesNo
MEFAUndergraduate, GraduateYesYesYesNo
MPower FinancingUndergraduate, Graduate, InternationalYesYesYesNo
NelNet BankUndergraduate, Graduate, InternationalNoNoNoNo
NJCLASS LoansUndergraduate, GraduateYesYesYesYes
PNCUndergraduate, GraduateYesNoYesNo
Prodigy FinanceInternationalYesYesYesNo
RISLAUndergraduate, GraduateNoNoNoYes
Sallie Mae Student LoansUndergraduate, Graduate, InternationalNoNoNoNo
Skyward CUUndergraduate, GraduateYesYesYesNo
So-FiUndergraduate, Graduate, InternationalYesNoYesYes
Star One CUUndergraduate, GraduateYesYesYesNo
Student Choice CUUndergraduate, InternationalYesYesYesNo
Thrivent Federal CUUndergraduate, GraduateYesNoYesNo
Utilities Employees CUUndergraduateYesYesYesNo
UW CUUndergraduate, Graduate, InternationalYesNoYesYes
Vermont Student AssistanceUndergraduate, GraduateYesYesNoYes
West Community CUUndergraduateYesYesYesNo