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With multiple loan payments to make every month on different due dates, keeping track of your student loan payments can be challenging. Unfortunately, no student loan lender will accept that as your excuse for missing a payment. Before you get into any trouble with your payments, it is a good idea to have some kind …

While private student loans typically have much higher rates of interest as compared to federal student loans, private lenders often offer a discount on a student loan interest rate if you meet their qualifying criteria. These are some of the private student loan interest rate discounts that you may qualify for: Auto-Debit Student Loan Interest …

If you have the money, (maybe you got a generous birthday gift or a bonus at work), should you use it to pay off your student loan early or should you look into investing it? It’s a good, solid question and one that most new grads ask when they come into some extra money. The first …

When it comes to managing your student loan payments, deference and forbearance are popular options. But before you decide to defer your loan payments, there are a few things you should learn. About deferring your student loans: Deferring your loan allows you to pause payments temporarily till you manage to get back on your feet. …

Yes, you can refinance your student loans more than once. But then that begs the question: Should you? Just because you can refinance your student loans again, doesn’t mean you have to or even should. That depends on your reason for wanting to refinance more than once. When Multiple Refinancing May Be a Good Idea …

When it comes to your student loans, one number you should be paying attention to is the interest rate. This will vary from loan to loan and could affect which offer you accept. In addition to varying numbers, loans can potentially offer you a variable interest rate for one, and a fixed interest rate on …

A student loan cosigner release removes a cosigner’s name from your student loan, making you solely responsible for future payments. Not all private lenders offer cosigner release options. Lenders that do offer this option will usually want you to meet certain requirements before approving your application. A student loan cosigner release is a process that …

Student loan consolidation allows you to combine multiple student loans into a single loan. You may not have given a thought to consolidating your student loans earlier, and that’s okay. Not everyone will want to choose this path. However, in some instances you should consolidate your student loans. It may be the right choice and …