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Loan Repayment

By paying your defaulted loan in full, you’ll receive these benefits:

  • National credit bureaus will be updated to show your defaulted loan as paid in full.
  • You regain federal student financial aid eligibility.
  • Your IRS tax refund will not be seized.
  • You’ll realize interest cost savings.
  • You may realize collection costs savings.

To make payments on your HESC loan, you can have payments automatically deducted from your checking account through SMARTCHECK/SMARTPAY. Repaying your loan with SMARTCHECK/SMARTPAY is fast, convenient and free. 

For information about repaying your defaulted FFEL loan serviced by HESC, contact the Office of Default Collections at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

For information about other defaulted federal student loans serviced by the U.S. Department of Education (ED), visit Federal Student Aid's MyEDDebt.ed.gov or call 800-433-3243.

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