Perkins Loan

Also knows as the National Defense and National Direct Student Loan is a loan with just five percent interest rate. This loan is for those graduate students that have an exceptional financial need and is aid from the US Department of Education.
Those who qualify for this loan should not ever consolidate it. There are lenders who would certainly try to talk you into do just that because it would then put that particular loan into a higher interest rate loan and they would make money off of that. The government actually pays the interest of this loan and if you consolidate, you will loose that subsidy.
Stafford loan will raise each year but this loan will stay fixed at 5%. This loan also offer a nine month grace period after graduation, unlike others that are only six months. If the loan holder dies, the loan is cancelled up to one hundred percent or if you become partially or totally disabled after you have received this loan, it will be entirely canceled with a correct written request. Of all of the educational loans that are available today, the Perkins loan is best when you consider them all.