Grads1st.com Explains How To Get Top College Loan Debt Help Tell us about your background that lead up to Grads1st.com: My name is Matthew Ballaband and before I became CEO of Grads1st.com I was a college graduate myself- UCLA that is. I have lived and experienced life as a student burdened with student debt. There was really no one I could turn to for help and thought to myself how many other people are in the same situation as me? How did you come up with this company and why? I heard about the new government student loan relief programs that were released and I processed my own consolidation and learned how I can save money every month. I figured that since I did not know about these programs- that have been out for over 4 years already- there must be others in the same situation. Hence why I created Grads1st- to do the doc prep and submission and help other people with student debt save money! Is student debt a big problem in the U.S.? Student Debt is a HUGE problem in the US. 1 in 4 Americans have it. There is over 1.3 trillion dollars in outstanding student debt. This is more than credit card debt and second to only home mortgage debt in the entire U.S. How does it work to lower student loan payments? You must apply for the programs through the Department of Education, see what programs you qualify for, prepare and submit the correct application(s) and submit the correct supplemental information. Once your loans are consolidated, you will then be placed into your qualified repayment plan. The programs are based off family size and income. How do you help with getting out of default? If the applicant is in default and wages are being garnished, we immediately contact the collection agency and put a stop to the wage garnishment. We then workout an affordable rehabilitation