Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) program federal student loans are loans borrowed through private lenders and guaranteed by the federal government. FFEL Loans included the following types of federal student loans:

• Subsidized Stafford Loans
• Unsubsidized Stafford Loans
• Federal PLUS Loans
• Federal Consolidation Loans

The FFEL Program ended July 1, 2010 and no new loans have been made since that date.