How do I find the student loan interest I paid in 2006?

April 6, 2007 8:12 AM

How can I find the amount of interest I paid on my student loans in 2006?

I know I found my payment information online when I was doing my taxes last year but I'm having problems for this year. IIRC, I logged onto a site and there was a form that broke down my monthly payments and separated out the interest from the acctual loan amount. I've looked through ed.gov with no luck.

posted by parttimesaint to work & money (11 comments total)

Its on that page. Login with your pin and birthdate and go to account and at the bottom of the page is the print out for your intrest for tax forms.
posted by stormygrey at 8:19 AM on April 6, 2007

The website looks a little different than last time I used it, but I think NSLDS may be what you're looking for.
posted by amro at 8:20 AM on April 6, 2007

Do you get statements in the mail? My first three statements of the year had a small, easy to miss, section which included this information for tax purposes. Alternately, call them and ask.
posted by croutonsupafreak at 8:20 AM on April 6, 2007

Have you checked the site of whichever company is administering your loans? They should have your 1098-E available, and/or will have sent you a paper copy of same.
posted by cortex at 8:21 AM on April 6, 2007

You should get a statement in the mail that has this information and only this information on it. It will say "Important Tax Information" (not just "Important Information") on the front of the envelope. If your loan is serviced by Citigroup (most are, they bought SLC) the legend will be in red. It would have arrived about a month ago.
posted by The Bellman at 8:23 AM on April 6, 2007

Just call your lender. They'll tell you. Presumably they sent you forms in the mail, but you wouldn't be the first to misplace them, etc.
posted by misanthropicsarah at 8:28 AM on April 6, 2007

If you refinanced with the Feds you would NOT have got a paper statement this year, they don't send them anymore, you have to get it off the ed.gov website.
posted by stormygrey at 8:29 AM on April 6, 2007

I have a fed loan and I got the IRS tax form in the mail that broke out the interest vs. principle paid. Unfortunately, according to the government I'm too rich to write off that interest. But I wonder why I'm broke?
posted by birdherder at 8:54 AM on April 6, 2007

If you refinanced with the Feds you would NOT have got a paper statement this year, they don't send them anymore, you have to get it off the ed.gov website.

Not true. I refinanced my federal loan last year and got a paper statement as I always do.
posted by scody at 11:05 AM on April 6, 2007

Maybe its only true if you opt for the no-paper bill option, because it very clearly says on my online account that I must download and print my tax statement as they would not send it to me unless I specifically request it.
posted by stormygrey at 10:51 AM on April 7, 2007

If you call the federal loan number, they will send you a paper copy. I lost my first one and got my secoond a few days after I called.
posted by dame at 9:54 AM on April 8, 2007