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Survey Results Expose Aidvantage Complaints: What Borrowers Say
As a federal student loan borrower, you don’t have a say in choosing your loan servicer. Instead, the U.S. Department of Education assigned you a loan servicer which receives your…
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Parent PLUS Loans: What Happens to Student Loans in a Divorce?
Sometimes happily ever after… isn’t so happy. Things get ugly, grow stale or just change — and there are divergent paths that ultimately lead to divorce. If you took out…
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How Many Hours Per Week Counts as Full-Time Employment For PSLF?
Maybe you’ve thought about reducing your hours at work, but you’re afraid of losing the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program. After all, you need to meet the full-time PSLF…
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Texas Student Loan Refinancing and Private Student Loan Options
According to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, half of Texas public university bachelor's graduates leave school with student loan debt. Among those with debt, the average amount is $24,550.…
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Student Loan Borrowers 1% Interest Rate Reduction Incentive Must Know
Student loan borrowers have an opportunity to lower the interest rates on their federal student loans by 1%. But to get that benefit, they must enroll their loans in autopay.…
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First Deadline to Switch Student Loans Out of the SAVE Plan Is This Week
Lender and Bonus disclosure SoFi®: Fixed rates range from 4.49% APR to 10.99% APR with 0.25% autopay discount and 0.125% SoFi Plus discount. Variable rates range from 5.74% APR…
Sep 22, 2026
These Student Loans Are the “Worst of Both Worlds,” Says New Report
A new report issued by a borrower advocacy organization is shining a critical light on state-based student loans. These loans, the group argues, are the worst of the worst. But…
Student Loans Over 50: Five Tips to an Amazing Retirement
If you’re eligible for AARP and owe more than $100,000 in student debt, how in the world are you supposed to enjoy a secure retirement? While the student loan crisis…
Sep 20, 2026
Sep 19, 2026
Little-Known Student Loan Loopholes | Student Loan Planner
As part of our series on introducing members of the Student Loan Planner® team, I want to introduce Meagan McGuire. McGuire is a Senior Student Loan Advisor at Student Loan…
How to Buy a House With Student Loan Debt ($100k or More)
Student loans currently account for over $1.7 trillion of the debt in the United States. As more and more students are graduating with debt each year, we're seeing the effects…
Sep 18, 2026
Sep 17, 2026
30, 90 or 180 Days? Choosing a Disability Insurance Waiting Period
A disability insurance waiting period is the amount of time you must be continuously disabled before your long-term disability policy can begin paying benefits. Depending on the policy, you may…
4 Next Steps If You’re Denied a Parent PLUS Loan
Although financing the burden of higher education generally falls on students through federal student loans. Parents often assume that burden, too, through Parent PLUS Loans. Unlike federal loans for student…
Sep 10, 2026
