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Student Loan Repayment Plan Basics
Choose and manage a repayment strategy
This guide walks through comparing repayment options, using autopay and extra payments, assessing refinance timing, and tracking eligibility for forgiveness programs.
- student loans
- repayment
- refinance
- forgiveness
- finance
List your loans
Gather balances, interest rates, servicers, and whether loans are federal or private.
Pick a repayment plan
Compare standard, income-driven, and graduated options; model monthly payments and total interest.
Automate and overpay smartly
Enable autopay discounts, and target extra payments to highest-rate loans first.
Consider refinance or forgiveness
Refinance if rates drop and protections are acceptable; track PSLF or IDR forgiveness rules if eligible.