Private student loan rates reduced this week for 10-year fixed and 5-year variable loans. Ten-year loans declined 0.45 percentage points, while 5-year loans fell 0.49 percentage points.
Despite this week’s improvements, borrowing rates are higher than last year. Still, customers with good credit may find a lower rate with a private loan than with some federal programs.
Private Student Loan Rate
In 2022-2023, federal student loan rates will be 4.99% to 7.54%. Private student loan rates are cheaper for those with good to excellent credit.
Because federal loans provide benefits including income-driven repayment programs, you should exhaust federal student loan options before turning to private loans. Banks, credit unions, and online lenders offer private student loans.
Private loans can pay for school and living expenses that government loans may not.
Interest rates and duration on private student loans depend on your finances, credit history, and lender.
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People Receive Wrong Student Loan Forgiveness Email
About 9 million people received an email last month from the Department of Education saying their student loan forgiveness application was approved, adding to confusion over President Joe Biden’s debt relief program.
Federal courts have barred debt forgiveness, thus no one has received it. But other borrowers were previously approved for debt relief by the Education Department.
Nine million borrowers who received incorrect emails are now receiving new ones from the government. Although their applications were received, they haven’t been approved or denied.
Due to a vendor error, you received an email saying your application for the one-time Student Loan Debt Relief Plan was approved. The subject line was wrong, states a CNN-obtained email dated Tuesday. But the email body verified receipt of the borrower’s application.
On November 22 and 23, emails with the wrong subject line were sent.
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