Students Need Help With Financial Planning
1 in 4 student loan borrowers are in default and About 70% would qualify for an income-driven repayment plan.department of education - us newsOnly 24% of first-year students with federal loans were able to estimate their loan amount within 10% of its actual value: 51% underestimated & 25% overestimated it. Brookings Institute
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Our Services Produce Results
- Decrease your average Cohort Default Rate (CDR)
- Decrease your average total and individual borrowing
- Increase your repayment rates
COMMUNICATION TOOLS & STRATEGIES
Many students can be intimidated by the loan repayment process, are reluctant to seek help, and are unsure of what to ask. In our 35+ years of experience, we have learned how to break through the clutter to get students attention. With persistent communications, we educate borrowers on their options, tell them what and how to ask for assistance, and motivate them to connect with their loan servicer. Our services are bilingual in English and Spanish. Schools may also utilize our communication tools for custom special messages.
We will educate your students and decrease your CDR by utilizing these smart, effective, and cost-efficient communications technologies, tools, and methods:
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Text Messaging
Weekly text messages with links to the borrower’s loan servicer and to our contact center.
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Call Center
Weekly phone calls with motivational messages to contact their servicer.
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Email
Weekly email communications with links to a borrower’s servicer and to our contact center.
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Mail
We send postal mail to students with information about their loans and messages to contact their servicers or our help center co-branded with your school’s letterhead.
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Website
Our student website has robust financial literacy information and a custom calculator students can use to see how their choices today will have an effect in the future.
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Skip Tracing
Using the best search databases and tools available, we actively seek new student addresses and telephone numbers when contact is lost.
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School Collateral
We provide our partner schools with co-branded custom posters, rack cards, and other materials for campus communications.
About Us
35+ Years of Experience
GetWisEdu is a program of the New Mexico Student Loan Guarantee Corporation (NMSLGC), a 35-year veteran provider of student loan administration, defaulted student loan management services, and higher education-focused community outreach programs.
We are seasoned specialists in contacting and connecting with students. The average tenure for our employees is 23 years. Let us put our expertise to work for your educational institution.
We know schools strive to make the most of limited resources. By partnering with us to contact your students and provide financial literacy we will save your team time, frustration, and money.
You can contract us to service part or all of your students with federal loans. We download federal loans data and information from NSLDS on your behalf and will also merge that data with any Private Loan data you send to us to present a complete financial picture to your students.
Our services are fully-loaded and we have one low monthly fee charged per each student borrower in the program. At no additional cost, we include training for school officials on borrower counseling strategies, repayment assistance rules and regulations, and CDR management.
Our Philosophy
We believe a completed post-secondary education, be it a technical certification or academic degree, is the single most important investment a person can make. We view student loans as a vital part of an investment in education.
Like any investment, wise student loan borrowing can help a person succeed financially. Poor borrowing decisions will most definitely damage a person’s financial future. GetWisEdu is our program to help students of all ages and from all walks of life use student loans wisely.
What is a wise student loan investment?
- Borrow for tuition, not for lifestyle
- Limit total borrowing to less than your expected 1st-year salary
- Get in school, stay in school, and finish as quickly as possible
- Set a goal to pay off student loans in 10 years
- Stay in touch with loan servicers – they are the best source of information and assistance
Everything in our GetWisEdu program focuses on achieving these five results. We measure our success by tracking the average rate of borrowing, monthly delinquency, and the U.S. Department of Education’s Cohort Default Rate (CDR) and Repayment Rate (RR). We define success as creating year-over-year reductions in average borrowing, delinquency, CDR, and year-over-year increases in the RR.
Faqs
Frequently Asked Questions
- What services do you provide?
- What are the fees?
- What services are included?
- What are the contract terms?
- What is involved in the set-up process?
- How soon can I start?
- What reports are provided?
- Is my student data information secure?
- What materials and handouts do you provide?
- Can you co-brand your messages with my school?
- What if I am already contracted with another service?
- Can you help with other student communication contact services?
What is a wise investment in education?
A wise investment in education is:
- Borrow for tuition, not for lifestyle
- Limit total borrowing to less than your expected 1st year salary
- Graduate ASAP - enroll, focus, and complete your education in as little time as possible
- Set a goal to pay off your loans in 10 years or less
Student Faqs
Frequently Asked Questions for students. You can call us at for personalized assistance at 1.800.621.3115
- Who is GetWisEdu and why are you contacting me?
- What should I do if I’m having trouble making my student loan payments?
- Can my monthly payments be automatically withdrawn from my bank account?
- What is Income-Driven Repayment?
- What is Deferment?
- What is Forbearance?
- What is the difference between delinquency and default?
- I thought my loan was on Deferment/Forbearance, how is it delinquent?
- I am in school. Why are you contacting me?
Loan Servicers
Your loan servicer is the best source of help and information about your student loans. It is their job to help you avoid delinquency and default and assist in successful loan repayment. If you do not know who your servicer is, you can find them by logging in to NSLDS or you can call us at 1-866-761-9991. Click on your servicer’s logo for their contact information.
partner with us
Do you want to reduce your Cohort Default Rate? Increase your Cohort Repayment Rate? Provide enhanced borrower counseling for in-school students? Comply with student debt communication legislation? Streamline other student communications?
We work with you to determine your needs. Participating in the GetWisEdu program is simple, see what our clients are saying:
"Partnering with GetWisEdu in our default prevention efforts has been a wonderful experience. The staff is very easy to work with, the service is cost-effective, and our default rate has decreased."
-April Chavez, Financial Aid Director at Clovis Community College
"The partnership with GetWisEdu has been an extremely important part of Santa Fe Community Colleges default prevention plan. With their hard work and dedication, the default rate at SFCC is lowest it’s been in five years!"
- Kelly Durbin, Director, Financial Aid Office at Santa Fe Community College
"Since partnering with GetWisEdu regarding our Cohort Default Rate (CDR), we have seen a significant decrease in our CDR. The communication, collaboration, and expertise has been a positive impact for our office. Monthly Delinquency Overview Reports are sent to us timely and indicate where our delinquency portfolio stands. We are extremely happy that we have this working relationship. Financial Aid Offices have compliance standards to follow and GetWisEdu certainly have assisted us with staying in compliance. The outreach to students/former students has made a very big difference and it has taken a weight off our office."
-Mindi-Kim Schrum, Sr. Director San Juan College, Farmington NM
CONTACT US
Let us help streamline your student communications. Contact us to assess your needs and develop a custom proposal.