The Best Student Loan Repayment Plan for Getting a Mortgage and Buying a House
The best federal student loan repayment plan for mortgage applications is usually — but not always — the one with the lowest monthly payment.
There is a long list of resources to knock out federal and private student loans. For many borrowers, the ideal approach will be a combination of some of the programs below.
If you are brand new to student loan repayment, this guide is a helpful starting point.
The best federal student loan repayment plan for mortgage applications is usually — but not always — the one with the lowest monthly payment.
The federal student loan repayment restart has been a mess, and there is plenty of blame to go around.
Relief could be coming for borrowers facing out of control student loan balances.
Borrowers reports of serivcer mistakes show that the repayment restart isn’t going as planned.
Options to speed up student loan forgiveness by paying extra are limited.
Borrowers on the extreme ends of the income spectrum won’t struggle when federal student loan repayment resumes. The borrowers in the middle are a different story.
For graduate borrowers, SAVE isn’t always the best student loan repayment plan. Some people might be better off with quicker forgiveness on PAYE or IBR.
There are many different federal repayment plans and each option comes with unique advantages and disadvantages.
The newest federal repayment plan makes refinancing a bit more risky for borrowers.