Current WASFAA Partners
Private Lenders
Ascent
Ascent Funding offers award-winning private student loans (with or without cosigner) and resources for schools and students with transparent, educational support.
Citizens
Citizens provides private student loans and refinancing solutions designed to bridge the gap between federal aid and college costs, with multi-year approval options and flexible repayment.
College Ave
College Ave offers private undergraduate, graduate, parent, and career loans with competitive rates, flexible terms, and streamlined borrowing tools through partner FDIC-insured banks.
Earnest
Earnest offers private student loans with zero fees, flexible terms, and competitive rates. Borrowers can check eligibility in just two minutes with no credit impact, and access personalized support backed by a 4.6/5 Trustpilot rating from over 70,000 clients.
Edly
Edly offers income-based repayment student loan options that align with graduates’ financial realities. With no payments while in school and flexible repayment terms based on income, Edly supports access and affordability for students.
Funding U
Funding U focuses exclusively on fixed-rate undergraduate loans with no cosigner required, fast pre-approval, and personal loan officer support for each borrower.
MPOWER
MPOWER provides no-cosigner, no-credit-history private loans to international students attending eligible U.S. and Canadian institutions, aimed at reducing global financial barriers.
Monogram
Monogram designs personalized private student loan solutions built on decades of industry data. Their flexible offerings include the AAA Advantage Loan, Abe℠, Custom Choice Loan®, and Union Federal® Private Student Loan.
Nelnet Bank
Nelnet Bank provides private student loans and refinancing options with competitive interest rates and a focus on borrower support. Backed by decades of experience, they help students and families responsibly finance higher education.
PNC Bank
PNC offers both in-school and refinance private student loans, including specialty options for health and bar study programs, with rate discounts for autopay and flexible term limits.
Sallie Mae
Sallie Mae is a leading provider of private education loans, offering tailored loan products for undergraduate, graduate, and parent borrowers.
SoFi
SoFi provides private student loans, refinancing, and financial services with no origination or late fees, autopay discounts, and a full suite of digital banking features.
Financial Literacy & Planning Tools
College Board
The College Board is a mission-driven nonprofit that empowers students in college planning through tools like the SAT®, AP®/BigFuture®, and expert resources on financial aid, scholarships, and the CSS Profile™.
College Raptor
College Raptor is a free planning platform offering personalized college matches, net price estimates, scholarship opportunities, and financial aid comparisons to help students find the best-fit, most affordable options quickly.
Granite Edvance
A New Hampshire-based education nonprofit serving NH students and families with free college and career planning support.
Hank Payments
A fintech platform that empowers users with goal-based cash management, savings, and debt-reduction plans—automated to keep finances on track. Hank’s EDU channel and Fast Funds product streamline student fund disbursements for institutions, improving operational efficiency.
KHEAA
The Kentucky Higher Education Assistance Authority (KHEAA) is a state agency dedicated to improving access to higher education. They administer student financial aid programs, scholarships, college planning tools, and career exploration resources to help Kentuckians plan, prepare, and pay for postsecondary education.
MEFA
The Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority guides families in planning, saving, and paying for college. They offer tax-advantaged savings plans, fixed-rate loans with no fees, and a free, comprehensive MEFA Pathway portal of financial literacy and career planning tools for students and counselors.
NASFAA
The National Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators supports aid professionals and advances policies that promote fairness, need-based funding, and equitable student access. NASFAA also provides students, families, and counselors with resources and financial aid guidance.
PHEAA
The Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA) is a quasiâgovernmental organization established in 1963 to expand access to higher education. It operates student loan guarantees, servicing (via AES/FedLoan), state grants, and financial aid processing for millions of students and families.
Sparrow
A free, borrower-first private student loan search platform offering personalized, real-time rate comparisons from across major lenders. With no credit impact, no fees, and transparent results, Sparrow helps students save time and money while shopping for loans.
Trellis Company
Trellis Company is a nonprofit organization that supports students and institutions in financial aid administration, state grant programs, and student success services. They provide technology, training, and outreach to increase access to college and improve completion rates.
Student Success & Support
Ascendium
Ascendium is a nonprofit student loan guarantor and provider of student success and financial wellness solutions. They support over one million borrowers nationwide, offer tools like the Attigo suite for student repayment and wellness, and reinvest earnings through education philanthropy.
ECMC Solutions
ECMC Solutions is a nonprofit service provider dedicated to helping students succeed throughout their educational journey. Partnering with over 250 institutions nationwide, ECMC Solutions delivers a comprehensive suite of services including preparing for college, repayment success counseling, financial education, student engagement, and advanced analytics.
EdFinancial Services
EdFinancial Services is a student loan servicer managing billing, repayment plans, and payment processing on behalf of lenders. Headquartered in Knoxville, Tennessee, they've served in the industry for over 30 years and support about 15 of the top 100 U.S. lenders.
Financial Aid Services (FAS)
FAS provides higher education institutions with expert consulting, interim staffing, outsourced processing, and operational assessments to enhance financial aid efficiency, enrollment management, and compliance. Their experienced team has supported over 1,800 campuses nationwide for over 30 years.
Inceptia
Inceptia, a division of NSLP, offers tools and services that help schools and students manage the financial aid process—from verification and FAFSA completion to default prevention and financial education.
MOHELA
The Missouri Higher Education Loan Authority is one of the largest student loan servicers in the U.S., managing federal and private loan portfolios—servicing millions of borrower accounts—and supporting programs like PSLF.
Technology & Software Providers
Beam
Beam offers an allâinâone, automated college financial success platform—supporting planning, FAFSA completion, emergency funding, and financial management from application to graduation. It delivers fast aid and intelligent workflows for institutions and students.
Campus Ivy
Campus Ivy provides technology-driven financial aid solutions for higher education institutions. Their platform helps schools manage student eligibility, regulatory compliance, document collection, and communication through a streamlined online portal.
CMD Outsourcing Solutions
CMD partners with colleges to deliver costâeffective, multiâchannel administrative communications—covering Financial Aid, Admissions, Registrar, Bursar, and Housing—to improve response times, retention, and satisfaction.
ELM Resources
ELM Resources is a not-for-profit mutual benefit organization that provides centralized loan processing solutions to the student loan industry, facilitating fast, secure data exchange between schools, lenders, and servicers.
Ellucian
Ellucian delivers cloud-based, AI-powered higher education systems—covering SIS, finance, HR, recruiting, retention, analytics, and advancement—for over 2,500 institutions worldwide.
Ferrilli
Ferrilli is a higherâeducation technology services provider offering endâtoâend consulting, ERP & SIS support, advisory services, cloud solutions, and cybersecurity to help institutions transform operations and enrich student outcomes.
GCOM Software
GCOM delivers technology solutions to modernize government operations, including education data systems and analytics tools that support student performance, compliance, and equitable access to services.
Iron Bridge Resources
A higherâeducation consulting firm providing interim staffing, financial aid training, registrar and enrollment support, and tax guidance to student services departments across campuses.
MeadowFi
MeadowFi is a financial wellness platform that helps students and borrowers manage debt, access personalized loan recommendations, and improve their financial literacy through intelligent insights and decision tools.
NextThought
NextThought partners with colleges, associations, and employers to create dynamic learning experiences. They specialize in custom course design, LMS integration, media-rich content, and instructional video production that engages modern learners.
NGWeb Solutions
NGWeb Solutions offers web-based student services including online forms, secure document uploads, and workflow automation to streamline financial aid and business office operations.
Ocelot
Ocelot provides an AI-powered engagement platform with chatbots, video libraries, and live advising to help students navigate financial aid, enrollment, and academic support services 24/7.
Oracle
Oracle provides cloud-based student information systems and enterprise resource planning software to support academic operations, finance, and human capital management for institutions worldwide.
Regent Education
Regent offers automated financial aid management solutions that support traditional, non-term, and competency-based education models, helping schools improve compliance, processing, and student experience.
Revltek
Revltek partners with colleges and universities to modernize legacy systems and digital experiences, providing consulting, CRM and SIS integrations, and data migration services.
Softdocs
Softdocs delivers cloud-based document management, e-forms, workflow automation, and content services—designed for higher education to reduce paper, boost security, improve productivity, and improve system integration.
UNISA Inc.
UNISA is a third-party student loan servicing company providing private loan and tuition payment plan servicing to schools and organizations nationwide.
Workday
Workday Student is a modern, cloudâbased student information system integrated with finance and HR tools, enabling selfâservice, realâtime insights, AI, and mobile access to unify campus operations.