Resources and links

FAFSA

Federal student aid contacts

Loan contacts

  • Direct loans
    Direct Loan Servicer – Direct Loan Servicing Center
    Website – www.dl.ed.gov
    Phone – 800-848-0979

    Direct Loan Servicer – Student Loan Servicing Center (ACS)
    Website – www.ed-servicing.com
    Phone – 800-508-1378
    Direct Loan Servicer – FedLoan Servicing (PHEAA)
    Website – www.myfedloan.org
    Phone – 800-699-2908

    Direct Loan Servicer – Great Lakes Educational Loan Services
    Website – www.mygreatlakes.org
    Phone – 800-236-4300

    Direct Loan Servicer – Nelnet
    Website – www.nelnet.com
    Phone – 888-486-4722

    Direct Loan Servicer – Sallie Mae
    Website – www.salliemae.com
    Phone – 800-722-1300

Tax information

  • IRS
    Kansas City
    800-424-1040

Credit reporting

Other contacts

Military contacts

Government resources

  • First Call
    515-246-6555
    (Answers questions about other resources)
  • Iowa Concern
    800-447-1985
    Designed to refer people to helpful resources such as legal, financial, finance, health care, stress crisis or disaster management and overcoming adversity.
  • Iowa 211
    (search by location & topic)
  • Child-care assistance program
    515-283-9215 or 515-283-9158 (informational recording)
  • Health (food stamps, family investment program and Title 19)
    515-288-9432
  • Housing (Section 8 housing/public housing)
    515-323-8950
  • General relief
    515-286-2088
  • LIHEAP: Low income/Home Energy Assistance Program
    Bureau of Energy Assistance
    515-281-0859
  • WIC
    515-697-6700