Ryan Lane is a NerdWallet authority on student loans. He spent more than a decade as a writer and editor for student loan guarantor American Student Assistance. He also co-authored the U.S. News & World Report "Student Loan Ranger" blog, and The Associated Press has featured his work on college financial aid and loan repayment plans. Ryan paid off his student loans early and loves helping borrowers find the best ways to manage their own education debt. Email: [email protected].
The coronavirus is leading to plenty of uncertainty and anxiety among college students. But for graduate students, those feelings are nothing new. A 2018 study in the journal Nature Biotechnology…
Fifty percent of Americans with private student loans are currently considering refinancing them since interest rates have dropped dramatically, according to a May 2020 survey commissioned by NerdWallet and conducted…
A new high school graduate may take out about $37,200 in student loans for college, according to a recent NerdWallet study. And for many of them, that won’t be enough.…
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Student loan refinancing rates continue to drop. Based on an analysis of 23 lenders’ advertised rates, the average minimum fixed interest rate on refinanced student loans was 3.51% on July…
Now that big-name colleges are announcing plans to go remote in the fall due to the coronavirus pandemic, others are expected to follow. How does that change the financial math?…
Graduate students who work as teaching assistants earn an average of $36,390 annually, according to the most recent data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. But how much you get…
These banks offer student loans, but online lenders may provide better rates while matching many features of banks. Here’s how to compare your options.
Federal student loan interest rates hit record lows on July 1. But those rates are still higher than what some private lenders are offering. Multiple lenders, including Sallie Mae, SoFi…
Life after graduation is always an unknown. But the coronavirus pandemic has added even more uncertainty for the nearly 4 million students expected to receive college degrees in 2019-20, according…
