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Technically, the U.S. Treasury Department doesn'tallowstudent loan servicers—companies like Nelnet,Inc.,Navient, or FedLoan Servicing—to acceptthosepayments. Another option is to do a cash advanceonyour credit card, and then use that moneytopay off your student loan.
Correspondingly, does Navient accept credit cards?
Effective 1/1/17, federal student loan servicers suchasNavient will no longer be able to accept creditcardpayments. We will continue to accept payments usingyourdebit card over the phone.
Also question is, can I use a credit card to pay student loan?
Lenders servicing federal student loanscannotaccept credit card payments due to U.S. Department oftheTreasury regulations. However, you can stillmakepayments on your account with a credit card ifyouuse an intermediary or if you are late onyourpayments.
Cell phone, internet, and cable billscangenerally be paid with a credit card, and someotherrecurring expenses like car insurance may be good candidatesto“set and forget.” Once your credit cardbillarrives in the mail, you can pay all of yourbills atthe same time.