There’s more than one path to forgiveness – get the facts on repayment, forgiveness, and refinancing options and develop your personalized plan on a free 30-minute consultation with one of our GradFin student loan specialists.1 GradFin helps borrowers qualify for an average of over $110k in student loan forgiveness.2
With GradFin’s expertise, we’ve helped borrowers achieve more than $90 million in federal student loan forgiveness to date.3
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Understand your Income-Driven Repayment (IDR) and forgiveness options.
See if you qualify and help you stay on track for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF).4
Compare simple refinancing options that could help you save on student loans.
If you're already in the right repayment program, GradFin helps you stay on track.
Even if you don’t qualify for PSLF, you may be able to enroll in an income-based repayment plan to help stabilize your monthly payments. Our team can help you with an audit, annual reviews, and guidance on how to prepare for potential future forgiveness tax liability.
Learn MoreIf you work for an eligible government or non-profit organization, we'll help you navigate the complex rules and paperwork required to qualify for the 10-year PSLF program3 so you can optimize your savings, manage compliance, and stay on track for student loan forgiveness.
Learn MoreIf you don't qualify for student loan forgiveness, we'll help you determine if you could save by refinancing to a lower rate or shorter term. We'll compare your federal and private student loans against real refinancing rates so you can understand which repayment option is right for you.
Learn MoreUpload your student loan documents in our secure online portal and find a time that works best for you.
Talk with a GradFin student loan specialist to understand your repayment options including PSLF, IDR, and refinancing.
Through membership, you'll get a personalized repayment plan to manage your student loan debt with ease.
Our student loan specialist will break down your student loan profile, provide an overview of what your repayment schedule could look like under different plans, suggest ways to ease the burden of student loan payments, and answer any questions you may have regarding your student loan options.
If refinancing is determined to be your best option, they can help you understand what information impacts the interest rate that you might expect to be offered on your loan refinancing. Items such as your FICO score, income level, student loan balance, and current interest rate structure can impact your offer, and your specialist can walk you through how to qualify for the lowest rates on your loans.
GradFin is a specialized team at Laurel Road that’s dedicated to helping student loan borrowers understand their student loan repayment options, such as refinancing or federal forgiveness programs, including Income-Driven Repayment (IDR) and Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF). GradFin student loan specialists have deep knowledge of the federal policy environment, stay up-to-date on changes, and work one-on-one with you to create and execute a personalized plan for your student loan debt. GradFin was acquired by Laurel Road in 2022 and is also a brand of KeyBank N.A.
The Department of Education (ED) will conduct a one-time account adjustment to borrower accounts that will count time toward IDR and PSLF forgiveness, including:
Borrowers who have commercially managed FFEL, Perkins, or Health Education Assistance Loan (HEAL) Program loans may need to apply for a Direct Consolidation Loan in advance of the deadline to get the full benefits of the one-time account adjustment. For more information, visit studentaid.gov.
Once you submit the intake form, you’ll receive an email with a link to a secure online tool where you’ll be asked to provide a number of items to build out your profile. This will ensure that your consultant can give you the most accurate assessment based on your unique situation. These include:
After building your profile you’ll be able to schedule your free student loan consultation.
PSLF is a U.S. government program that allows qualifying borrowers employed at non-profits and government entities to have their Federal Direct Loans forgiven after ten years of repayment under the Income-Driven Repayment (IDR) plan (120 payments total).
To be eligible for the program, you must:
For more information, go to the Federal Student Aid website at StudentAid.gov/publicservice.
Income-driven repayment was introduced to provide borrowers with options other than forbearance when they have trouble making monthly payments. The current income-driven options include, Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE), Income-Based Repayment (IBR), Pay As You Earn (PAYE), and Income-Contingent Repayment (ICR) all of which adjust the borrower’s payments based on their adjusted gross income and family size – not how much they owe. Those pursuing PSLF will need to be enrolled in an IDR plan.
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