Subject: How One Student Graduated Almost Debt Free

And what you need to know about student loan interest rates.

Lending an Ear

A weekly guide to financing college.

June 23, 2024

What You Should Know About Student Loan Interest Rates

High interest rates can impact the total loan amount your student will have to repay after college. Learn how to compare rates from different lenders to get the lowest offer possible HERE.

How One Student Borrowed $30K in Student Loans & Still Graduated Almost Debt Free

Get helpful tips for keeping student loan debt down while in school and learn about how one student paid off almost all of his loans while completing his degree HERE.

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Our Private Lenders Suggestions

(Variable APRs as of 6/19/2024)


Note: We recommend you borrow federal student loans first. Once you've exhausted your federal loan eligibility, carefully compare your options from private lenders. 

 

➡️ Ascent (Cosigned) 6.23% - 16.09%*

 

➡️ SoFi 5.74% - 15.86%*

 

➡️ College Ave 5.59% - 16.85%*

 

➡️ Sallie Mae 5.37% - 15.70%*

 

➡️ LendKey as low as 5.99%*

 

➡️ Citizens (through Credible) 5.97% - 16.47%*

 

*Rates are based on automatic payment discounts of 0.25 percentage points. 


Before you commit to a private lender, check out Juno to see if you're getting the best loan rate available for your credit profile.

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Lending an Ear is written & edited by Becca Blauch.

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