Student Loans: Repayment Strategies, Forgiveness and Refinancing

Wondering how can I buy a house with student loan debt? Learn how lenders count deferred, IDR and $0 payments in your DTI and how to boost your approval odds.

Learn how to avoid student loan debt by choosing an affordable school, filing the FAFSA, stacking grants and scholarships and borrowing federal loans last.

Wondering which student loans to pay off first? See why high-rate private loans usually come first, when to try avalanche or snowball and when to wait.

Weighing student loan consolidation vs. refinancing? Learn how each affects your rates, federal protections and repayment so you can pick the right move.