The latest effort to reduce debt burdens has been allowing students to refinance their student loan debt at a lower rate. Private companies such as SoFi and Earnest are expected to refinance between ...

With student loan debt on the rise, student loan refinancing has become a popular topic, with many borrowers looking to find ways to reduce their interest rates and save money. Student loan ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Robert Farrington writes about higher education and student loans. There are a lot of myths surrounding student loan refinancing.

The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) just released a working paper entitled An Evaluation of Large-Scale Mortgage Refinancing Programs in which it analyzed a large-scale program that ...

Like many college graduates, Nicole Ludke, who now works as an audiologist, couldn't go to the mailbox many days without spotting a pitch suggesting that refinancing her student loans was a smart idea ...

Floridians on average hold 3% less in federal and private student debt ($35,496) than the average borrower in the U.S. ($36,689). The coronavirus pandemic has provided some relief, with certain ...

Both Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac (the GSEs) will be expanding their low-income refinance programs to include those making at or below 100 percent of an area's median income (AMI). The threshold on the ...

In light of the subprime mortgage crisis that has resulted in extraordinarily high default rates on home mortgages, one might wonder what the government can do to better educate new potential ...

If you took out a government-backed mortgage over the last two years, you’re probably watching interest rates fall and ...

In fact, in many circumstances it will actually be easier to refinance if you have equity in your home. When considering refinancing, the first step is to identify your goal. Do you just want a lower ...

WASHINGTON The Obama Administration's signature refinancing and loan modification programs will be extended for an additional year, Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Mel Watt said Friday. Both ...