Update: On 6/3, President Biden signed The Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023 into law, confirming that the federal student loan payment pause will officially end August 30th, with payments resuming in October.

Student Loan Refinancing & Consolidation Blogs

Browse a variety of blog entries that answer many student loan refinancing questions.

Refinance Your Student Loans in 6 Steps

If you’re sick of so much of your student loan payments going toward the interest rather than the principal, student […]

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2022-11-09

How to Consolidate Parent PLUS Loans

Each year, millions of parents help their children pay for college by taking out federal Parent PLUS Loans. Unlike other […]

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2022-10-28

Can You Refinance Student Loans While in School?

If you are like the majority of college students, you need to borrow money in the form of student loans […]

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2022-10-28

Removing Student Loans From Your Credit Report

There may be times when you wonder how to remove delinquent student loans from your credit report or even how […]

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2022-10-25

How to Prepare for the End of the Student Loan Payment Pause

With the implementation of the 2020 Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, the government suspended federal loan payments […]

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2022-10-05

Can Spouses Combine Student Loans?

If you are married and you and your partner have educational debt, you may want to consolidate student loans with […]

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2022-09-21

Should You Refinance After Student Loan Forgiveness?

In August, the Biden administration announced a new student loan forgiveness program for federal loan borrowers. Under the new program, […]

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2022-09-12

How the End of the PSLF Temporary Waiver Will Affect Borrowers

While President Biden’s announcement on partial student loan forgiveness got a lot of attention, another major student loan benefit has […]

2022-08-31

Pros and Cons of Paying Off Student Loans Early

If you’re one of the millions of people with education debt, paying off student loans in full is likely a […]

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2022-08-30

How Do Student Loans Affect Taxes?

If you have outstanding student loan debt, taxes are likely the last thing you want to consider. But your student […]

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2022-08-30

What Happens When Your Student Loans Go to Collections?

Paying back student loans can be challenging, and if you don’t keep up with your payments, your loans could end […]

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2022-08-29

When Do Student Loans Start Accruing Interest?

Despite the standard repayment plan lasting ten years on federal student loans, most borrowers pay back their debt over 16 […]