Find answers to student loans questions, including which lenders are best for your situation and how to get forgiveness or repayment help. Compare loan options and apply for one that meets your needs.
You should consider refinancing student loans if you find a lower interest rate and you want to merge some or all of your student loan payments into one. While refinancing is a good idea in many cases, it’s not best...
To refinance student loans, you typically need steady income, good to excellent credit—or a co-signer with good credit—and a willingness to compare offers from different lenders. That will help you get the lowest interest rate you qualify for, which is...
Americans owe nearly $1.6 trillion in student debt with 44.5 million of them staring at a student loan bill each month. The average undergraduate borrower in the class of 2017 owed $28,650, but more than 2.5 million borrowers have $100,000...
Forget gym memberships, ping-pong tables and free snacks. When it comes to luring top Millennial talent, companies have a new pitch: offering to pay down a portion of employees’ student debt. With student loans outstanding reaching $1.5 trillion this year,...
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