Before consolidating student loans, a former student must determine whether they financed their education using federal loans, private loans, or a mixture of both. This conclusion may not be as easy to determine and certainly would not be determined merely by asking “whether the student received funding from Chase.” Although Chase currently only provides private loans, not too long ago they were also providing funds for federal student loans. The reason a student must determine how they financed their education is because a federal student loan and a private student loan cannot be consolidated together, but must consolidate separately. […]