Refinancing for Doctors + Laurel Road Linked Checking®
Lower your refi rate when you add a new checking account.
When you open a Laurel Road Linked Checking account during med school refinancing, you can access student loan rates starting at % variable APR with discounts.1
View Laurel Road Linked Checking Rates & Fees
IMPORTANT INFORMATION: Please note that if you refinance qualifying federal student loans with Laurel Road, you may no longer be eligible for certain federal benefits or programs and waive your right to future benefits or programs offered on those loans. Please carefully consider your options when refinancing federal student loans and consult Federal Student Aid for the most current information.
For a limited time, get a $300 bonus with qualifying direct deposits.2 Learn more.
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How it Works
Tackle student loan debt with direct deposit.
When you switch to Laurel Road Linked Checking during student loan refinancing, you can start saving right away with an introductory 0.25% off your interest rate for the first three months.1 After that, your interest rate discount will vary based on your total monthly direct deposit amount – you could lower your student loan refinancing rate by up to 0.55%.1
| Direct Deposit Amount |
3-Month Intro Discount | Post-Intro Discount* |
|---|---|---|
| $0 – $2,499 | 0.25% | 0.00% |
| $2,500 – $7,499 | 0.25% | 0.25% |
| $7,500+ | 0.25% | 0.55% |
*Potential discount after three months and qualifying monthly direct deposits
Welcome Bonus for Laurel Road Linked Checking
Earn a $300 bonus with your first direct deposit.
For a limited time, you can earn a $300 bonus when you make qualifying ACH direct deposits totaling $2,500 or more within 60 days of opening your new Laurel Road Linked Checking account.2
Get Early Access to Your Pay
Access your pay – up to 2 days early7 with Laurel Road Checking.
With our Early Pay service, you can access certain direct deposits – like your paycheck – up to two days before your pay date, at no extra cost to you.
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Is refinancing now right for you?
You may be asking if now is a good time to take advantage of low rates to refinance. Use the Student Loan Rates slider below to see how adding a Laurel Road Linked Checking account could lower your rate.
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Frequently Asked Questions
QUESTIONS? WE'VE GOT ANSWERS.
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How much interest will I earn with my Laurel Road Checking account?
Laurel Road Checking® is an interest-bearing account. You can see the most updated interest rate for your Laurel Road Checking account here.
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Is the money in my Laurel Road Checking® account FDIC-insured?
Yes. The balance in your checking account is FDIC-insured up to the maximum allowable limit. Laurel Road is a part of KeyBank N.A. All single accounts owned by the same person at KeyBank N.A. are added together and insured up to the maximum allowable limit. To learn more, contact the FDIC toll-free at 1.877.ASK.FDIC (1.877.275.3342) or visit www.fdic.gov.
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Can I use my Laurel Road credit card to withdraw money at an ATM?
Yes, you can get cash advance at an ATM. However, there is a fee of either $10.00 or 4% of the amount of each transaction, whichever is greater.
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How do I add money to my checking account?
You can add money to your account by depositing checks through online banking or our mobile app, or by setting up an online transfer or direct deposit.
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Personal Checking Account Fees and Disclosures
Effective February 15th, 2023
Laurel Road is a brand of KeyBank N.A. All products are offered by KeyBank N.A. Member FDIC. ©2023 KeyCorp® All Rights Reserved.
Laurel Road CheckingSMAccount
Laurel Road Loyalty CheckingSM Account
Laurel Road Linked CheckingSM Account
Account Opening and Usage
All fees, services and rates are applicable to all three accounts mentioned above.
| Minimum Deposit Needed to Open Account | $0.00 | |
| Monthly Maintenance Service Charge | $0.00 | |
| Pays Interest | Yes | Variable rate of interest. See the “Interest Information” section below. |
| ATM Fees* | $0.00 | Each time you use a KeyBank ATM |
| $0.00 | Each time you use your KeyBank Debit Mastercard at an ATM within the Allpoint ATM Network | |
| $3.00 | Regional ATM Withdrawal Fee or Regional ATM Inquiry Fee: charged separately for each transaction at another bank’s ATM within the U.S. Assessed at the end of each statement period. Transactions include balance inquiries, transfers, cash withdrawals, and purchases made at an ATM. | |
| $5.00 | International ATM Withdrawal Fee or International ATM Inquiry Fee: charged separately for each transaction at an ATM outside the U.S. Assessed at the end of each statement period. Transactions include balance inquiries, transfers, cash withdrawals, and purchases made at an ATM. | |
| $1.50 | ATM Key Mini Statement Fee | |
| Foreign Transaction Fee | 0% | Fee charged on the amount posted for each Debit Card or ATM transaction processed in a foreign currency or outside the U.S., in addition to any fee added by a network or charged by an ATM owner. Exchange Rate may affect posted amount. |
| Chargeback Fee | $0.00 | For each check deposited to your Account that is returned to us unpaid. Assessed at the end of each statement period. |
| Stop Payment Charge | $34.00 | For each stop payment or to renew a stop payment on a check or withdrawal or on multiple checks in sequence |
| Charge for Account Early Close- out | $0.00 | For closing your Account within 180 days after opening |
| Other Service Charges | Please consult the Other Service Charges section of this document for a list of additional service charges |
*Please refer to the KeyBank Disclosure Statement and Terms and Conditions for Electronic Fund Transfer Transactions for additional information.
Overdraft Services
| Standard Overdraft Services1 | We MAY choose to pay/process certain items into overdraft. You may ask us not to pay/process any of these items into overdraft:
We DO NOT authorize and pay the items listed below into overdraft. However, you may ask us to pay these items into overdraft:
If we DO NOT authorize and pay an overdraft, your transaction will typically be declined. |
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| Overdraft Item (OD) and Return Item Charges | No Overdraft Item Charge or Recurring Overdraft Service Charge will be assessed if your end of day overdraft balance is $20 or less. | |
| Overdraft Item (OD) Charge | $20.00 | Per overdraft item when the end of day overdraft balance is greater than $20 |
| Daily OD Charge Cap | 3 | Based on transactions posted to the account each day2 |
| Monthly OD Charge Cap | 20 | Based on transactions posted to the account within the monthly statement period3 |
| Recurring Overdraft Service Charge | $20.00 | If your end of day account balance remains overdrawn by more than $20 for five consecutive business days5 |
| Overdraft Protection Plans4 |
$0.00 $00.00 |
Cost per transfer from your Laurel Road:
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| Return Item Charge | $00.00 |
- Paying your Account into overdraft is done at Laurel Road’s discretion.
- In rare cases, OD and/or NSF fees may not post on the same day as the transaction which triggers the fee(s). As a result, more than 3 OD or NSF fees may post to your account on a single day, but you will never be assessed fees for more than 5 transactions posted per day.
- If more than 20 OD Charges are incurred within the monthly statement period, we may, in our discretion, continue to pay items into overdraft, but you will not be assessed additional OD Charges for such transactions.
- Please see your respective disclosure statement for more information.
- This fee is based on end of day current (ledger) balance.
*Available balance is the amount of money in your account available for use. This balance does reflect deposit and withdrawal transactions that have not yet posted. For more detail on transaction posting please reference section 6 of your Deposit Account Agreement and Funds Availability Policy.
Processing Policies^^
| Posting Order: The order in which specific deposit and withdrawal transaction categories post to your Account. |
Sort order for primary posting categories each business day: We post ATM and debit card transactions based on authorization date/time; if authorization date and time are not available, we use settlement date and time. We post checks, if applicable, in check number order. For all other types of items within each posting category we will post items from lowest dollar amount to highest dollar amount. |
| Deposit Hold Policy: When funds deposited to your Account become available |
For all personal deposit accounts our policy is to make funds from cash and check deposits available on the first business day after the day we receive the deposit with certain exceptions. |
^^Please see the Deposit Account Agreement and Funds Availability Policy for details.
Dispute Resolution
| Dispute Resolution Agreement | Please see the Deposit Account Agreement and Funds Availability Policy for the Arbitration Provision which includes important information concerning your right to reject arbitration. |
Interest Information
| Balance Tier | Interest Rate¤ | Annual Percentage Yield (“APY”)¤ |
| $.01 – $2,499.99 | 0.010 % | 0.01 % |
| $2,500 – $4,999.99 | 0.010 % | 0.01 % |
| $5,000 – $9,999.99 | 0.010 % | 0.01 % |
| $10,000 – $24,999.99 | 0.010 % | 0.01 % |
| $25,000 – $49,999.99 | 0.010 % | 0.01 % |
| $50,000 – $99,999.99 | 0.010 % | 0.01 % |
| $100,000 – $249,999.99 | 0.010 % | 0.01 % |
| $250,000 – $499,999.99 | 0.010 % | 0.01 % |
| $500,000 – $999,999.99 | 0.010 % | 0.01 % |
| $1,000,000 and above | 0.010 % | 0.01 % |
Please note that there could be more than one interest rate balance tier earning interest at the same interest rate.
¤The Interest Rates quoted and corresponding Annual Percentage Yields (“APY”) are those which were in effect on the day the Account was opened or an inquiry was made. The applicable Interest Rate applies to the entire balance in the Account. Rates are guaranteed only to the extent specified in this Personal Checking Account Fees and Disclosures.
Current Interest Rate information may be obtained by contacting Laurel Road customer service at 1-833-427-2265, or writing Laurel Road
P.O. Box 191, Bridgeport, CT 06601. For clients using a TDD/TTY device, please call 1-800-539-8336.
This Account pays interest at a variable interest rate and rates may vary based on the balance in your Account. We may change the interest rate and APY at our discretion and as often as daily. There are no limits on the amount that the interest rate or APY may change.
The Daily Balance is the balance in your Account each day. We use the Daily Balance method to compute interest on Accounts. This method applies a daily percentage rate to the balance in the Account each day. To determine the daily percentage rate, we divide the interest rate by the actual number of days in the year. Interest begins to accrue on non-cash items, like checks, presented to us no later than the business day we receive credit for the deposit. Interest is compounded daily and credited to your Account monthly.
If you close your Account within ten business days after the last interest payment date, the accrued but not yet credited interest will not be paid. If you close your Account after the tenth business day, interest accrued up to, but not including, the day of withdrawal will be paid at closing.
Other Service Charges
| Statement Charges | ||
| Paper Statement Fee | $0.00 | To receive your Account statement on paper instead of electronically. This charge is assessed per monthly statement period. |
| Returned Statement Handling Charge | $10.00 | For statements returned to the bank due to an incorrect address. |
| Monthly Statement Information Safekeeping Fee | $10.00 | For each month that follows (months two through a maximum of 12 consecutive months) where a current address has not been provided. |
| Charge for Each Additional Copy of Statement | $6.00 | Fee for each copy of a statement requested from a bank representative. |
| Duplicate Statement Service Charge | $0.00 | For a duplicate copy of your deposit account statement. For combined deposit statements only your primary Account will be assessed the monthly charge. |
| Statement Special Handling Service Charge | $0.00 | For special handling of your deposit account statement per monthly statement period. For combined deposit statements only your primary Account will be assessed the monthly charge. |
| Miscellaneous Other Charges | ||
| Card Replacement | $0.00 | Standard delivery: 3-5 business days |
| $25.00 | Rush delivery: 2-3 business days | |
| Inactive Fee and Interest Reduction | $0.00 | Your Account will be charged the fee and your interest rate will be changed to .01% if:
This fee is in addition to any other normal account service charges incurred. A notice will be mailed prior to your Account being classified as inactive. |
| Assisted Account to Account Transfers | $3.00 | Charge will be assessed to the Account from which the funds are transferred for transfers between accounts completed by a Bank representative. |
| Fedwire Service Charge | $20.00 $30.00 $45.00 |
Each Incoming Domestic and International Each Domestic Outgoing Each International Outgoing |
| Repetitive Outgoing Wire Transfers | Repetitive wire transfers are those in which debit and credit transfer parties remain the same (date and dollar amount may be different) and will be discounted $10.00 from the standard Fedwire Service Charge prices. | |
| Charge for Copy of Items | No Charge
$3.00
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For digital images of checks held by KeyBank:
For Imaged Items Statement:
This charge may appear as Charge for Misc Photocopies. |
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$3.00
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| Legal Order Processing Fee | Up to $100.00 | For processing court orders served against you such as Garnishments, Levies, or Delinquent Child Support Orders. |
Limits on Dollar Amounts of Card Transactions
| Limits are based on the card you use. Separate withdrawal and purchase limits apply. Total withdrawals or purchases in any one day may not exceed the separate Daily Limits for a single Card number, regardless of the number of Accounts that a single Card may access. These are the standard limits that come with your card, but you can request a different ATM or Purchase Limit. | |||
| Debit Cards | Daily Signature/PIN Purchase Limit | Daily ATM Withdrawal Limit | Allpoint ATM Network Eligible |
| Laurel Road World Debit Mastercard ® | $10,000.00 | $1,000.00 | Yes |
| At some types of ATMs, the withdrawal amount may be limited due to machine constraints, and multiple transactions may be necessary to obtain the total amount desired. | |||
Limits on Dollar Amounts of Card Transactions
This Personal Checking Account Fees and Disclosures (“Disclosure”) provides information about deposit accounts we offer. While this Disclosure is accurate as of the effective date above, specific product features may be changed from time to time. A copy of the current Disclosure may be obtained upon request by contacting us.
Your Account is also subject to our Deposit Account Agreement and Funds Availability Policy.
How to get more information:
- Visit us at laurelroad.com
- Call us at 1-833-427-2265
- TTY/TDD 1-800-539-8336
012023COMP-674
Disclaimers
All credit products are subject to credit approval.
The calculator on this page compares an individual's current student loan to a student loan refinanced with Laurel Road. The calculator assumes: (1) the current loan is being repaid under a standard repayment plan where the individual makes consecutive monthly payments based on the number of monthly payments remaining on the loan as inputted by the user; (2) the current loan has a fixed interest rate over the remaining term of the loan; and (3) that the monthly payment amount the user inputs pays off the loan in the number of monthly payments remaining.
Information and interactive calculators are made available to you as self-help tools for your independent use and are not intended to provide investment advice, legal, financial, or tax advice. We cannot and do not guarantee their applicability or accuracy in regard to your individual circumstances. All examples are hypothetical and are for illustrative purposes. We encourage you to seek personalized advice from qualified professionals regarding all personal finance issues. Calculators do not include the fees and restrictions that certain products may have. This calculator does not indicate whether you would qualify for a Laurel Road loan. Please visit the applicable banking product pages on laurelroad.com for specific terms and conditions.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION: Please note that if you refinance qualifying federal student loans with Laurel Road, you may no longer be eligible for certain federal benefits or programs and waive your right to future benefits or programs offered on those loans. Examples of benefits or programs you may not receive include, but are not limited to, Public Service Loan Forgiveness, Income-driven Repayment plans, forbearance, or loan forgiveness. Please carefully consider your options when refinancing federal student loans and consult StudentAid.gov for the most current information.
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Annual Percentage Rate (APR) shown are as of and subject to increase without notice. Based on applications between 7/1/2021 to 9/30/2022, approximately 10% of applicants qualified for our lowest advertised rate. Lowest rate quoted above assumes excellent credit and low debt, housing, and alimony expenses relative to income. Otherwise, a higher rate will apply. Rate shown above includes a 0.55% discount for having a qualifying direct deposit of at least $7,500 credited to a Laurel Road Checking account for every statement period of the term of the loan, a 0.25% discount for AutoPay, and a loan with a term of 60 months. Variable APRs are subject to increase after consummation.
The Laurel Road Linked Checking discount is available to borrowers who open a Laurel Road Linked Checking account simultaneously while refinancing their student loans with Laurel Road. You may also be able to utilize a checking account opened simultaneously with a prior Laurel Road student loan refinance to obtain a discount on your new Laurel Road student loan refinance. Borrowers will receive a 0.25% rate discount for their first three monthly billing cycles. Starting with the fourth billing cycle and continuing with each billing cycle thereafter, the rate discount applied to each billing cycle will be based on the amount deposited via qualifying Automated Clearing House (ACH) transactions into the Laurel Road Linked Checking account during the preceding calendar month; 0.25% for deposits between $2,500 and $7,499 per month and 0.55% for deposits $7,500 or greater per month. Qualifying ACH direct deposit transactions include most payroll, Social Security, pension and government benefits deposits. To continue to receive the discount for the fourth billing cycle, you must begin making qualifying ACH deposits to your Laurel Road Linked Checking account during the second month after your loan funds. Note that the discount is only available to the primary checking account owner and is not available to a joint checking account owner. If the primary account owner is no longer an owner on the checking account or the account is closed, the discount on their student loan will cease. Discounts subject to change without notice and cannot be combined with the Laurel Road Linked Savings discount. For more information on the Laurel Road Linked Checking Account visit www.laurelroad.com/refinance-student-loans/linked-checking/#rates-fees-jump.
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You must open a Laurel Road Checking account simultaneously while refinancing your student loan with Laurel Road by 01/08/2024 at 11:59 p.m. (ET) and make one or more qualifying direct deposits via an Automated Clearing House (ACH) transaction into the Laurel Road Checking account totaling at least $2,500 within the first 60 days after account opening to receive the $300, which will be deposited into your account within 60 days of meeting requirements. Applications are subject to approval and processing times. Click here for current Laurel Road Checking Rates. Normal account service charges and miscellaneous charges may apply to the Laurel Road Checking, which may reduce earnings. Qualifying ACH direct deposit transactions include most payroll, Social Security, pension and government benefits deposits. Limit one bonus per qualifying account and per individual. If you were the primary owner on any Laurel Road checking account within the prior 12 months before opening the new checking account, you are not eligible for the bonus offer. The value of the bonus may be reported to the IRS on Form 1099-INT. Accounts must be in good standing and cannot be overdrawn or closed at the time of bonus payment. Offer is subject to cancellation without notice and cannot be combined with any other bonus offer. Laurel Road is not responsible for, and will not honor, promotional offers that appear on third-party websites that are not authorized by Laurel Road.
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No surcharge when using your Laurel Road debit card at KeyBank ATMs or Allpoint ATMs located within the 50 United States and Washington D.C. Click Here to Find Your ATMs
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Available to bank account holders in the U.S. only. If your recipient is not yet registered with Zelle, it could take between 1 and 3 days once they complete registration. To receive money in minutes, the recipient’s email address or mobile number must already be registered with Zelle. Zelle and the Zelle-related marks are wholly owned by Early Warning Services, LLC and are used herein under license.
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Deposits are insured up to $250,000. Laurel Road is a brand of KeyBank N.A. KeyBank is Member FDIC. To learn more, contact the FDIC toll-free at 1.877.ASK.FDIC (1.877.275.3342) or visit www.fdic.gov.
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AutoPay / EFT Discount: If you choose to make monthly payments automatically by electronic fund transfer (EFT) from a bank account, the rate will decrease by 0.25% and will increase back if you stop making monthly payments (or we stop accepting) automatically by EFT from your bank account. The 0.25% AutoPay/EFT Discount will not reduce the monthly payment; instead, the discount is applied to the principal to help pay the loan down faster.
Estimated Student Loan Refinance Payment Examples
Assumptions: Repayment examples below assume a loan amount of $10,000 with repayment beginning immediately following disbursement. Repayment examples do not include the 0.25% AutoPay Discount or the Laurel Road CheckingSM discount.
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| Term | Interest Rate | APR | No. of Payments | Monthly Payment | Total Payments |
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Annual Percentage Rate (“APR”): This term represents the actual cost of financing to the borrower over the life of the loan expressed as a yearly rate.
Interest Rate: A simple annual rate that is applied to an unpaid balance.
Variable Rates: The current index for variable rate loans is derived from the 30-day Average Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) and changes in the SOFR index may cause your monthly payment to increase. Although the rate will vary after you are approved, it will never exceed 15.00%. There is no limit on the amount your interest rate can increase at one time. The Index is currently published by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York (“New York Fed”). If the Index is no longer available, it will be replaced by a replacement Index according to the terms of the promissory note.
KEYBANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION RESERVES THE RIGHT TO MODIFY OR DISCONTINUE PRODUCTS AND BENEFITS AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE.
This information is current as of September 23, 2021. Information and rates are subject to change without notice.
STUDENT REFINANCING LOAN – TERMS AND CONDITIONS
ELIGIBILITY & ELIGIBLE LOANS
Borrower, and Co-signer if applicable, must be a U.S. Citizen or Permanent Resident with a valid I-551 card (which must show a minimum of 10 years between “Resident Since” date and “Card Expires” date or has no expiration date); state that they are of at least borrowing age in the state of residence at the time of application; and meet Lender underwriting criteria (including, for example, employment, debt-to-income, disposable income, and credit history requirements).
Borrowers may refinance any unsubsidized or subsidized Federal or private student loan that was used exclusively for qualified higher education expenses (as defined in 26 USC Section 221) at an accredited U.S. undergraduate or graduate school.
Borrower must have graduated or be enrolled in good standing in the final term preceding graduation from an accredited Title IV U.S. school and must be employed, or have an eligible offer of employment. Parents looking to refinance loans taken out on behalf of a child should refer to https://www.laurelroad.com/refinance-student-loans/refinance-parent-plus-loans/ for more information.
LOAN AMOUNT
For bachelor’s degrees and higher, up to 100% of outstanding private and federal student loans (minimum $5,000) are eligible for refinancing.
FEE INFORMATION
There are no origination fees or prepayment penalties associated with the loan. Lender may assess a late fee if any part of a payment is not received within 15 days of the payment due date. Any late fee assessed shall not exceed 5% of the late payment or $28, whichever is less. A borrower may be charged $20 for any payment (including a check or an electronic payment) that is returned unpaid due to non-sufficient funds (NSF) or a closed account.