Scam Alert: Text Messages About Your Student Loans
If you are getting unexpected text messages about student loan forgiveness, chances are pretty good that it is a scam.
If you are getting unexpected text messages about student loan forgiveness, chances are pretty good that it is a scam.
Student loan borrowers should treat phone calls from the “Department of Education” with a lot of skepticism.
Tax time is a great opportunity to do a quick checkup on your student loans. There are plenty of ways to save money on future payments.
Debt-to-income ratios have a huge impact on any credit decision. Student loan borrowers have opportunities to manipulate the numbers to improve future applications.
It is possible to build wealth while living with student loans. The key is to identify your personal priorities and best opportunities.
Key differences in tax advantages, forgiveness programs, and refinancing make the debt elimination decision more complicated.
Lenders might ask a borrower to add another cosigner to their loan, but borrowers should say no to this request.
There is a marriage penalty with student loans. Careful repayment plan selection and tax preparation often means that resorting to a divorce isn’t necessary.
Using a Home Equity Line of Credit (HELOC) to pay off student loans has a couple big advantages, but it comes with major risks.