Visit the U.S. Department of Education site.
Click "Log in to your account" on the site's side panel, and enter your social security number. For your privacy, your social security number is encrypted as you enter it into the field.
Enter the first two letters of your last name, your birth date (MMDDYYYY) without dashes and your assigned student PIN. If you cannot find your PIN or forgot it, click the "Forgot Pin" on the right side of the site's screen to request a copy of the PIN.
Click "Submit" to access the main page of your loan account. Your student account page displays a summary of past and present loans. Click "Loan details" in the middle of the page to view a detailed list of the specific education loan.
Review your loan types. The Federal Stafford loan is the most popular, according to Suze Orman, author of "The Money Book for the Young, Fabulous and Broke," and usually includes the option for deferment in the event you cannot begin to pay back your loan. Deferment delays the payment period, but accumulates interest if you took out an unsubsidized loan. Your account page lists all of the current loans that include Stafford, Perkins, Federal Insured Student, an Federal Supplemental Loans for Students. Specialized loans include Federal Nursing Student Loans, Loans for Disadvantaged Students, Health Professions Student Loans and Health Education Assistance Loans.
Click "Logout" in the upper-right corner of the site's window to safely exit out your loan account page, and close the browser window to securely exit. Always log out after you are finished viewing your account, especially if you are using a public computer.