Welcome Direct Loan Servicing Center Borrowers
ATTENTION: Please read below for important information about your student loan account if you recently received a notice from your previous servicer that your loan has been transferred from the Direct Loan Servicing Center to Granite State Management & Resources:
5 Things You Need to Know
- You must update all of your payment addresses to the new PO Box and zip code immediately for all payments going forward. If you mail your payment to the address of your previous servicer, Direct Loan Servicing Center, it will be returned to you and this could result in your account becoming delinquent. Learn more.
- If you were previously using KwikPay® to make your monthly student loan payment, you do NOT need to complete registration again. Learn more.
- ALL recently transferred borrowers will have to establish a new account on www.gsmr.org in order to access online account information. Click the Login button on the homepage of www.gsmr.org and follow the registration instructions.
- It can take up to 10 days from the effective date of the transfer for your information to be available in our online system. Read below.
- Our Customer Service hours are Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM EST
Information Regarding Your GSM&R Account
First, we would like to welcome you to Granite State Management & Resources (GSM&R); we are proud to be your new student loan servicer and provide you with the support you need to successfully pay your student loan obligations. We have been in the student loan servicing business for over 25 years and look forward to working with you!
Accessing Your Account
Account information can take up to 10 days from the effective date of the transfer to be available on GSM&R's servicing system and online account management tool. GSM&R will mail you a transfer notification letter welcoming you as a GSM&R customer that contains the effective date of transfer as well as provides important contact and payment information. Please note that even if you establish an account on www.gsmr.org the information may not be current until we complete the transfer.
Contact Us
Please send all new correspondence to the correspondence address listed below, or use one of the other methods listed. Please note that your account number and payment address will change now that you are a customer of GSM&R. Please include your GSM&R account number on your correspondence. Note that your GSM&R account number is DIFFERENT than the one you had with your previous servicer and is noted on your transfer letter.
Payment Information (See important payment FAQ’s below)
Running Late
You can drop off payments, applications, or forms after 5 PM EST, by using the drop box in front of our offices at 3 Barrell Court, Concord, NH 03301. Directions
Lobby Hours/Borrower Walk-In Service
Monday - Friday
8:00 AM - 4:30 PM EST
3 Barrell Court, Concord NH 03301
Call Us
Direct Loan Customer Service
(Monday-Friday, 8:00 AM – 6:00 PM EST)
T: 888.556.0022
F: 603.227.5415
Direct Loan Correspondence
Granite State Management & Resources
PO Box 3420
Concord, NH 03302-3420
Make Payments
Direct Loan Payments Only (PLEASE UPDATE WITH ALL PAYMENT SERVICES USED)
U.S. Department of Education
PO Box 105291
Atlanta, GA 30348-5291
*Important: Payments mailed to the address of your previous servicer, Direct Loan Servicing Center, will be returned to you and this could result in your account becoming delinquent.
(Available 24/7)
Make a payment online.
Online Account Access
Manage My Account is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and gives you immediate access to current loan balances, payment history, statements and important forms. Create an online account by going to www.gsmr.org and selecting "LOGIN", and "Register". Remember, all newly transferred borrowers need to create a new account, regardless of whether you had an account with your previous servicer.
Important Frequently Asked Questions:
My payments are still made to the U.S. Department of Education each month; do I need to change the address of where I send my payments?
Yes. Even though you will still make your payments payable to the U.S. Department of Education, the PO Box and zip code have changed. Please send your payments to the payment address listed above. If you mail your payment to the address of your previous servicer, Direct Loan Servicing Center, it will be returned to you and this could result in your account becoming delinquent.
I recently made a payment to my previous servicer, what happens now?
Payments made to your previous servicer, the Direct Loan Servicing Center will be forwarded to GSM&R. Please allow up to 60 days for the payment(s) to be forwarded. Any payments due that you have not made to your previous servicer and future payments due must be made directly to GSM&R using the payment information listed above, please ensure you have updated this payment address with all payment services used.
- For borrowers that have made payments to their previous servicer and are waiting for this payment to be transferred to GSM&R, please contact Customer Service to discuss a special forbearance option that may be available to ensure your student loan account remains current.
My payments are automatically withdrawn (KwikPay®) each month, will this change? Note: This is different than automatic withdrawal you may have set up with an external party bill pay service (for example your bank) please see the question below.
No. Participation in the automatic debit program (KwikPay®) including any interest rate reduction will be received by GSM&R and borrowers do not need to register for the program again. Payments debited by KwikPay® may not show on your GSM&R online account until 2 business days later but will be applied as of the date the payment was made. If your next payment is scheduled for automatic debit, we do not anticipate an interruption. However, if your payment is not withdrawn as expected, please don't hesitate to contact us immediately.
My payments are automatically withdrawn by my bank or another third party bill pay service, will this change?
Yes: Even though your payments are still made payable to the U.S. Department of Education, the PO Box number and zip code has changed. Please send your payments to the payment address listed above.
I have a billing coupon from my previous servicer; can I use this to make a payment?
No. Please note that your account number, PO Box number and zip code will change now that you are a customer of GSM&R. Please make note of this anywhere you have your account number or payment address stored. If you use an external bill pay service to pay your student loan bill each month, you will need to update the account number and payment address once you are notified the transfer of your student loan account to GSM&R is complete. Please use the new account number on any payment or correspondence with GSM&R regarding your student loan account. You can access your account number online at www.gsmr.org by logging in and creating a new account if you have not already done so.
I recently sent correspondence to my previous servicer, do I need to resend to GSM&R?
Any correspondence, forms or letters, sent to your previous servicer will be forwarded to GSM&R for 30 days after the date your loans are transferred. Once we receive your correspondence from the previous servicer, we will process the request and mail a response to the address on your account. Please understand that this process does not happen immediately, it may take up to 30 days for correspondence to be redirected to us.
My loan is currently in deferment, forbearance or I am on an alternative repayment schedule, will this change?
No. All active options such as deferment, forbearance and repayment schedules will be received by GSM&R upon transfer. You will not need to re-apply until the current option has expired.
Where can I obtain my tax information?
GSM&R will be able to supply you with tax information for transactions applied while serviced by GSM&R only. Tax information related to transactions applied at other Direct Loan Servicing Centers can only be obtained from your Direct Loan Servicing Center. For a complete list of the Direct Loan Servicing Centers, you can visit https://studentloans.gov/myDirectLoan/additionalInformation.action.
What happens if my account is past due?
We aim to assist every one of our borrowers in every way we can in successfully meeting their student loan obligations. We will contact you if your account is past due to explore options you have to ensure successful repayment. If your account is less than 60 days past due at the time of the transfer we have applied an administrative forbearance, a limited and temporary postponement of payments, to bring your account to current and we will contact you regarding this.
Please don't hesitate to contact us if you have more questions. We look forward to working with you through the student loan repayment process.
- GSM&R Customer Service Team