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Re: Student loan payments: get advice and actual numbers here
not sure this has been mentioned but FRB also offers full refund of interest paid if loan is paid in full within 4 years.
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For people who don't yet have the liquidity required for FRB, I recently found Education Loan Finance/ELFI, which has pretty incredible variable rates and which I haven't seen mentioned here. I just refinanced with the plan of using it as a bridge until I build the liquidity required for FRB.
Of course, if you can do FRB, their rates are definitely better (and fixed).
I'm happy to provide a referral code via PM if you want to help out.
Of course, if you can do FRB, their rates are definitely better (and fixed).
I'm happy to provide a referral code via PM if you want to help out.
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The interest refunded is actually up to 2% of your original loan balance. So if your initial refinanced loan was 145k then you would get a 2,900 refund if you repaid everything in 48 months.Anonymous User wrote:not sure this has been mentioned but FRB also offers full refund of interest paid if loan is paid in full within 4 years.
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FRB only requires liquidity for one moment in time so i don't really see what's wrong w asking your parents.
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My banker told me they will be able to see if you have a one-time infusion of cash like that, and they won't "count" it, although now that I think about it I don't see how they can track the goings on of my Chase checking account...El Pollito wrote:FRB only requires liquidity for one moment in time so i don't really see what's wrong w asking your parents.
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They ask for your recent bank statements, though of course that doesn't give them perfect information since even most recent statements are usually outdated.boredtodeath wrote:My banker told me they will be able to see if you have a one-time infusion of cash like that, and they won't "count" it, although now that I think about it I don't see how they can track the goings on of my Chase checking account...El Pollito wrote:FRB only requires liquidity for one moment in time so i don't really see what's wrong w asking your parents.
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We previously discussed how this is fraud.El Pollito wrote:FRB only requires liquidity for one moment in time so i don't really see what's wrong w asking your parents.
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I'd be really surprised if they took the "one time cash infusion" thing too seriously given that i bet bonus season gets like half of FRB refinancers from biglaw over the 15% threshold.
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beepboopbeep wrote:I'd be really surprised if they took the "one time cash infusion" thing too seriously given that i bet bonus season gets like half of FRB refinancers from biglaw over the 15% threshold.
When I refinanced that's what did it for me.
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your banker is wrong. they look once and that's it. although my infusion was my bonus, and not from my parents, so that may have been a critical factor.boredtodeath wrote:My banker told me they will be able to see if you have a one-time infusion of cash like that, and they won't "count" it, although now that I think about it I don't see how they can track the goings on of my Chase checking account...El Pollito wrote:FRB only requires liquidity for one moment in time so i don't really see what's wrong w asking your parents.
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they don't look at in and out flows like they would for a mortgage. i asked them when i handed over my statement bc i was like oh well you are gonna realize i never have 20gs in the bank, but they don't care.bk1 wrote:They ask for your recent bank statements, though of course that doesn't give them perfect information since even most recent statements are usually outdated.boredtodeath wrote:My banker told me they will be able to see if you have a one-time infusion of cash like that, and they won't "count" it, although now that I think about it I don't see how they can track the goings on of my Chase checking account...El Pollito wrote:FRB only requires liquidity for one moment in time so i don't really see what's wrong w asking your parents.
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FRB liquidity requirement is generally 15% of the amount of loans you wish to refinance? Or is it lower for big law income levels?
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It's generally 15% but can be lower on a case by case basis.Love With The Coco wrote:FRB liquidity requirement is generally 15% of the amount of loans you wish to refinance? Or is it lower for big law income levels?
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Re: Student loan payments: get advice and actual numbers here
Hi all. I'd love any advice ppl might have re my situation.
I just graduated with about $200k in loans. I'm starting at a typical biglaw job shortly with a $180k starting salary. I'll be there for 2 years, then I'm clerking (hopefully for 2 years), at which point I'll likely try to get a govt or public service job (maybe with another year in biglaw first?). In short - I will likely NOT be in biglaw for the long haul.
My thought process right now is to pay the minimum on my loans (which I think ends up being the PAYE plan right now) for 2 years, save as much as possible, and then after the clerkship(s) either 1) do govt/public service and PSLF or 2) if I go back into biglaw long-term, refi and throw all my income at my loans in some sort of really aggressive payment plan.
I'm aware that I'll be accruing a lot of interest on my loans in the short-term, but I'm paranoid about not having a good chunk of savings (currently I have basically none), and it seems silly to be too aggressive if I'm hoping to do PSLF and eventual loan forgiveness a few years from now. Am I missing something that makes this a horrible idea?
I just graduated with about $200k in loans. I'm starting at a typical biglaw job shortly with a $180k starting salary. I'll be there for 2 years, then I'm clerking (hopefully for 2 years), at which point I'll likely try to get a govt or public service job (maybe with another year in biglaw first?). In short - I will likely NOT be in biglaw for the long haul.
My thought process right now is to pay the minimum on my loans (which I think ends up being the PAYE plan right now) for 2 years, save as much as possible, and then after the clerkship(s) either 1) do govt/public service and PSLF or 2) if I go back into biglaw long-term, refi and throw all my income at my loans in some sort of really aggressive payment plan.
I'm aware that I'll be accruing a lot of interest on my loans in the short-term, but I'm paranoid about not having a good chunk of savings (currently I have basically none), and it seems silly to be too aggressive if I'm hoping to do PSLF and eventual loan forgiveness a few years from now. Am I missing something that makes this a horrible idea?
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Nope, that's the best and safest path forward.
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Original debt w/ capitalized interest: $131,000
Current debt: $122,000
Average interest rate: 6%
Monthly payments: $1,500
Salary: $110,000 ($9,166 / month pretax)
Rent: $1,350
Car payments: $250
Been working since August 2016
On 10 year standard plan. Not in FRB city. Looking for federal job to get PSLF, but not sure if that's worth it.
Thoughts/advice? Thanks!
Current debt: $122,000
Average interest rate: 6%
Monthly payments: $1,500
Salary: $110,000 ($9,166 / month pretax)
Rent: $1,350
Car payments: $250
Been working since August 2016
On 10 year standard plan. Not in FRB city. Looking for federal job to get PSLF, but not sure if that's worth it.
Thoughts/advice? Thanks!
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Debt: 150K (includes undergrad and an overpriced study abroad)
Payments: $400/month
Income: 65k
Plan: 25 year IBR, 20 years left.
Note: I'm self-employed- have over 6 figures in receivables that could come in all at once. My plan is to invest income in a tax deductible way that keeps my net income low so that the IBR payment stays low.
Payments: $400/month
Income: 65k
Plan: 25 year IBR, 20 years left.
Note: I'm self-employed- have over 6 figures in receivables that could come in all at once. My plan is to invest income in a tax deductible way that keeps my net income low so that the IBR payment stays low.
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For those not in First Republic’s service area, Common Bond will beat any competitor offer. Refi’d with them at 3.3% fixed. Pm me if you need a referral link.
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OLs, don't forget about capitalization when planning your loan obligations. I've been making payments for almost two years and here's what my balance looks like:
Original Loan Amount (Disbursed): $76,750.00
Total Amount Paid: $23,433.93
Remaining Balance: $70,983.30
Original Loan Amount (Disbursed): $76,750.00
Total Amount Paid: $23,433.93
Remaining Balance: $70,983.30
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What’s the best approach if it’ll take me about a year to reach frb’s liquidity threshold? Should I just refi with sofi/commonbond/whoever else for a 15 year term low monthly payment plan until I save enough?
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That's not a bad option. I don't think SoFi did a hard pull for me and I dont think there were any origination fees. So the transaction costs would be minimal. But with bonus season coming, you should be able to get the liquidity easily. As has been discussed, it's not a hard requirement.almondjoy wrote:What’s the best approach if it’ll take me about a year to reach frb’s liquidity threshold? Should I just refi with sofi/commonbond/whoever else for a 15 year term low monthly payment plan until I save enough?
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How is this possible. Even at 6 percent interest rate you are looking at around growth to 85k. If you had paid 23k off that you would be sitting closer to 62k remaining. I'm not saying you are wrong or lying. I'm just interested in the math.Anonymous User wrote:OLs, don't forget about capitalization when planning your loan obligations. I've been making payments for almost two years and here's what my balance looks like:
Original Loan Amount (Disbursed): $76,750.00
Total Amount Paid: $23,433.93
Remaining Balance: $70,983.30
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Because he said DISBURSED. That means it collected interest during law school which then capitalized as principal, then the capitalized amount plus disbursed amount has been accruing interest since then.umichman wrote:How is this possible. Even at 6 percent interest rate you are looking at around growth to 85k. If you had paid 23k off that you would be sitting closer to 62k remaining. I'm not saying you are wrong or lying. I'm just interested in the math.Anonymous User wrote:OLs, don't forget about capitalization when planning your loan obligations. I've been making payments for almost two years and here's what my balance looks like:
Original Loan Amount (Disbursed): $76,750.00
Total Amount Paid: $23,433.93
Remaining Balance: $70,983.30
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$193,971 loan balance
average rate of 6.4%
Car/Consumer Debt payment ~500/month
Biglaw 180k
help please?
average rate of 6.4%
Car/Consumer Debt payment ~500/month
Biglaw 180k
help please?
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Does consumer debt = credit card?Anonymous User wrote:$193,971 loan balance
average rate of 6.4%
Car/Consumer Debt payment ~500/month
Biglaw 180k
help please?
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