How to Release Your Student Loan Co-Signer
A co-signer release lets your parent, relative or friend off the hook for your student loan once you prove you’re capable of making payments on your own. Most college students…
Teddy Nykiel
Teddy writes about student loans, the FAFSA and managing money after college. Her work has been featured by the Associated Press, USA Today, Chicago Tribune and Reuters. Although she is fortunate to be debt-free herself, she’s about to take on a whole new money challenge: Helping her fiancé repay his medical school debt. Teddy's favorite part of her job is hearing from readers — drop her a line with your story: teddy@nerdwallet.com.
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Debt Diary: How an Engineer Digs Out of $100,000 in Loans
Debt Diaries is a series about how student loan borrowers save, spend and pay off debt on a daily basis. Want to share your debt diary? Email debtdiaries@nerdwallet.com. Shannon Beranek…
Meet 5 People Who Are Crushing Student Debt
Refinancing saved one borrower $125 a month and extended another’s loan term to make payments more manageable. A federal forgiveness program wiped $5,000 off a third borrower’s balance. Two others…
3 People, 3 Ways of Crushing College Debt
Refinancing saved one borrower $125 a month. A federal forgiveness program wiped $5,000 off another’s balance. A third went all-in on extra payments. Here’s how three people are crushing their…
This Little-Known Tactic Can Save You Thousands on Student Loans
There’s a largely untapped solution for many of the millions of Americans who carry student loan debt: refinancing. Student loan refinancing means replacing existing student loans with one, new loan…
Does Refinancing Student Loans Save Money?
Generally, the more you owe on student loans, the more you can save by refinancing. Student loan refinancing will save you money if you qualify for a lower interest rate…
Can You Refinance Student Loans?
You can refinance student loans. Opportunities to do it have been growing since SoFi, a San Francisco-based lender, began offering student loan refinancing for both federal and private student loans…
Calculate Student Loan Interest, Step by Step
Learning how to calculate student loan interest helps in understanding what you’re really paying for college debt. Interest on federal student loans and many private student loans is calculated using…
Fixed or Variable Student Loan: Which Is Better?
Fixed student loan interest rates are generally a better option for most borrowers right now because variable student loan interest rates have been rising and are expected to continue going…
Biweekly Student Loan Payments Knock Out Debt Faster
Scheduling biweekly student loan payments makes it easier to pay off debt faster and save on interest — without even realizing it. This strategy is perfect for people who want to pay extra…
