Wells Fargo No Longer Offers Student Loan Refinancing and Private Student Loans

Wells Fargo stopped refinancing student loans and offering private student loans on Jan. 28, 2021.

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Wells Fargo is no longer issuing student loans.

Wells Fargo stopped offering private student loans and refinancing student loans after Jan. 28, 2021.

Wells Fargo is selling and transferring all existing student loans, which means it will no longer service private or refinancing loans. All loans are being transferred to Firstmark, a division of Nelnet. Borrower should continue making payments on loans as they normally would.

If you need to refinance your existing student loans or borrow money for college, here's are your other options.

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