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    How Your Credit Score Shapes Your Student Loan Options (And 5 Things to Do Before You Apply)

    Here's something most borrowers discover too late: the difference between a 720 and a 780 [...]

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  • Why Your Student Loan Interest Rate Isn’t the Only Number That Matters

    Quick quiz: would you rather have a student loan at 5.5% or one at 6.0%? [...]

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  • A spiral notebook page with "Refinance Student Loans" as a title and "Pros and Cons" written below it.

    When Refinancing Your Student Loans Is a Terrible Idea (And When It’s Brilliant)

    Most refinancing content on the internet reads like a sales pitch. Lower your rate! Save [...]

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  • A woman and her daughter stand in a brightly lit hallway holding boxes and looking at each other with smiles.

    Transferring Schools This Fall? Your Student Loan Survival Guide

    You made the decision to transfer schools. Maybe the program wasn't right. Maybe the school [...]

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  • The Borrower’s Pre-Flight Checklist: 10 Things to Verify Before You Sign Any Student Loan

    Signing a student loan can feel a lot like signing a lease: you're making a [...]

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  • Summer is crunch time 2

    Summer Is Crunch Time: A Week-by-Week Student Loan Action Plan for Fall 2026

    August arrives faster than any college student wants to admit. And every year, thousands of [...]

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  • Parents Survival Guide to paying for college 2

    The Parents’ Survival Guide to Paying for College in 2026

    There's a particular kind of stress that hits parents around June. Your kid committed to [...]

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  • First generation college students 2

    First-Generation College Students: A No-Jargon Guide to Paying for School

    Nobody in your family has done this before. There's no older sibling to call, no [...]

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  • Freshman year costs Nobody Warned You About 2

    Freshman Year Costs Nobody Warned You About (And How to Cover Them)

    Your financial aid package covers tuition. Maybe room and board too. You breathe a sigh [...]

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  • A man and woman sit at a desk looking at a piece of paper he is holding, looking thoughtful. A laptop sits open in front of them.

    Refinancing Student Loans as a Couple: How Marriage Changes the Math

    Nobody writes "combined student loan debt: $127,000" on a wedding invitation, but for a growing [...]

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  • A young woman in a white button down blouse with chin length hair and glasses gazes to the right. She has a laptop and office supplies in front of her.

    The OBBB Changed the Rules: How New Federal Policies Affect Your Refinancing Decision

    The One Big Beautiful Bill Act made a lot of changes to a lot of [...]

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  • A woman and man sit at a table comparing loan options. She holds a pen over a spiral notebook and he holds a piece of paper they are looking at together.

    The Student Loan Comparison Cheat Sheet: How to Read a Loan Offer Like a Pro

    You applied for student loans from three or four lenders. Now you have a stack [...]

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