Student Loans Company

Students expecting the next instalment of their maintenance loan in January are being warned to be wary of phishing emails that attempt to steal the money as a spike in scams is predicted.

Many customers of Erudio – the firm which manages some pre-1998 mortgage style student loans – have been left baffled over the last few days after receiving debt demands with old dates on them.

MoneySavingExpert.com is calling on graduates with an Erudio student loan to give us their feedback on the firm's new deferral forms.

Muslim students in England will be able to get alternative student finance acceptable under Sharia law the Government has confirmed, although this will not be available until 2016 at the earliest.

Halifax, Lloyds TSB and NatWest have been exposed as being as bad as Wonga when it comes to sending customers misleading debt demands purporting to be from external solicitors or debt collection firms.

If you're one of the 58,000 former students who received the wrong correspondence about their loans, look out for packs containing the right paperwork coming in the post.

A Government minister has told the Student Loans Company not to use "misleading tactics" to collect debt, after it was revealed the firm sent letters to over 300,000 graduates purporting to be from a debt collection firm.

If you're heading to university this autumn, you should apply for loans and grants NOW, as the deadline's as early as this Friday for some students.