4 ways to lower your student loan interest rate
Learn three tips to score a lower interest rate on student loans.
Aylea Wilkins is a former editor at Bankrate. She previously edited articles on a range of personal finance topics, including insurance, personal loans, home equity loans and student loans.
Aylea has extensive editorial experience covering personal finance, business and marketing. Her career includes time as a copywriter for small businesses to improve their search engine optimization, freelance writing, website editing for small businesses and even an internship at Walt Disney World. Throughout her career, she has focused on helping readers find greater joy in their lives, often through making smart decisions on the road to financial freedom.
Outside of work, Aylea is extremely passionate about children's literature and literacy. She volunteers with reading organizations, keeps tabs on the latest in children's literature and reviews books on Goodreads and NetGalley. She can often be found planning another Disney vacation or working on the young adult novel she hopes to publish.
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Learn three tips to score a lower interest rate on student loans.
PAYE aims to make federal student loan payments affordable for qualified borrowers.
Some student loan companies allow you to release a co-signer after just 12 months.
There are a few ways to include your student loans while filing your taxes.
If you expect your income to grow significantly, consider graduated repayment.
Federal borrowers can consolidate to get out of default, but there are caveats.
Don’t wait to get help if you’re approaching student loan default.
If you believe your school was dishonest, you might be eligible for loan discharge.
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