Great Lakes Student Loans U.S. Department of Education

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If you already have a federal student loan with Great Lakes, you could see your federal student loans switched from Great Lakes to a different servicer.

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This means Great Lakes will not service future federal student loans

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To set up an online account with Great Lakes, you’ll need to provide your Social Security number, date of birth and full name.

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Once you set up an account, Great Lakes will need your address, phone number and email address

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