I’ve increasingly received emails from borrowers in their 60s and even 70s who owe more than six figures of student loans. They want to retire, but they think they’ll never be able to afford to. Some …
Parent PLUS Double Consolidation Loophole: Pay 10-15% of Your Income Instead of 20%
Borrowers who have Parent PLUS Loans deal with somewhat of a different beast than when a student borrows federal student loans. Parent PLUS Loans stay in the name of the parent who pulled them out, if …
Parent PLUS Student Loans During Divorce — What You Should Know
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 a Parent PLUS Loan for your …
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Brazos Student Loan Review: Low Interest Rates for Texas Borrowers
What you need to know: Brazos offers refinancing and parent loans to Texas residents.It offers a cash-back bonus to Student Loan Planner readers.Its approval process can be lengthy and involves a …
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The 5 Best Ways to Pay Off Parent Plus Loans
You wanted to support your child by paying a big part of the cost of their undergraduate education. After all, the Stafford loan limits only allowed your son or daughter to take out a mid-four figure …
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5 Lenders to Consider When You Refinance Parent PLUS Loans
To help your child when it came to paying for their college tuition, you took out a Parent PLUS Loan in your name which you’re solely responsible for repaying. But the reality is that you can’t …
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