<p>If my parents put their information on my fafsa, is there someway they can log in to see my loan history? Or can only I see it?</p>
<p>Well…to see your loan history for the Stafford loan, your parents would need to use YOUR PIN number.</p>
<p>BUT if your parents ever see your college bill, they will see the amount of the Stafford loan. It is listed as a disbursement on the bill. </p>
<p>I don’t know what kind of “rules” you have in your house, but if our kids wanted us to contribute a NICKEL towards the college bills, they had to let us have access to the bursars account at their colleges. Their Stafford loans were clearly listed on there.</p>
<p>Why don’t you want your parents to know what amount your Stafford loan is?</p>
<p>Is it your Fafsa- as in, you are an independent, filing your own?<br>
My D1’s loan history is not on the Fafsa. It’s in her online school account.</p>
<p>Your loan history is at <a href=“http://www.nslds.gov%5B/url%5D”>www.nslds.gov</a>. To access your history, one would need your social security number, birthdate, and PIN. So if your parents have your PIN, and if they are aware of the website, they could theoretically (although not legally) access your information.</p>
<p>… “legally” … the website is only to be accessed by the loan holder, so in theory it is illegal for your parents to access your information. BUT … when you apply for your PIN you agree not to share it with ANYONE … so if you shared your PIN with your parents, you were also in the wrong. (just to clarify)</p>
<p>Don’t your parents know that you have student loans? Or did you apply for FA and they think all your aid is “non-loans”?</p>
<p>My kids do get mail periodically about their student loans (usually at least every semester when there is a new disbursement, sometimes more often when my son’s loans were constantly being sold before all loans became direct loans). It comes to our home address as they still have that as their permanent mailing address. Hopefully your parents would not open your mail, but if they are not aware you have loans they may wonder.</p>
<p>Also if they get the bursars bill then financial aid amounts, including loans, are usually detailed there.</p>
<p>My kids, too, get loan mail for their grad student loans mailed to their permanent address at my home. I scan and email it to them If you do not want your parents to see it, you’d need to change the address or they could just open the mail, either being nosy or trying to be helpful.</p>
<p>If you expect your parents to help you with expenses, you need to be honest with them. If you’d rather screw around and make a joke out of things, then do it on your dime. Just my 2 cents…</p>