As soon as you're matched to a residency program, you could pay only $100 per month1 through residency or fellowship, before beginning your standard repayment term.
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 residents, eligibility and rates offered will depend on your credit profile, total monthly debt payments, length of residency, and income projections post residency. Variable APRs are subject to increase after consummation. Rates shown above include a 0.25% Autopay discount and reflect a Repayment Term preceded by a 3 year residency period of $100 monthly payments. View Payment Examples below.
Please note that residents or fellows with signed contracts to practice may qualify for our standard rate offerings found here.
Now you could get up to a 0.55% rate discount when you open a Laurel Road Linked Checking® account and set up qualifying monthly direct deposits.3
Plus, get a $300 cash bonus with $2,500 in direct deposits.4
Learn MoreIntroducing the first card that lets you redeem 2% cashback toward your student loans with any eligible servicer.6 Chip away at your student loans with every dollar you spend.
Learn MoreIf you are refinancing any federal student loans with Laurel Road, you will no longer be able to take advantage of federal income driven repayment programs or student loan forgiveness, including but not limited to: Income Based Repayment (IBR), Pay As You Earn (PAYE) or Revised Pay As You Earn (REPAYE), and Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF). For more information about the benefits of these federal programs and other federal student loan programs, please visit https://studentloans.gov.
No. Residents who accrue interest while paying $100 per month on their student loan will see their interest capitalize at the end of the reduced payment period and only when they start on a standard repayment term.
Medical or Dental Residents can refinance their student loan(s) with Laurel Road as soon as they’ve matched to a residency program.
Laurel Road Member Services is available Monday – Friday, 8:00 AM – 9:00 PM ET. You can send our Member Services team a message by emailing us at [email protected] or by using the live chat function on our website. To speak directly with a Member Services representative, you can call us at 1-833-427-2265. Members using a TDD/TTY device, please use 1-800-539-8336.
All credit products are subject to credit approval
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.
Fixed Rate Loans | |||||
Term | Interest Rate | APR | Monthly Payment | Total Payments | |
5 years | 3.93% - 5.53% | 36 months of $100 60 months of $1,998 - $2,181 | $123,506 - $134,441 | ||
7 years | 4.35% - 5.85% | 4.26% - 5.68% | 36 months of $100 84 months of $1,514 - $1,656 | $130,755 - $142,743 | |
10 years | 4.59% - 6.03% | 4.51% - 5.88% | 36 months of $100 120 months of $1,147 - $1,273 | $141,188 - $156,336 | |
15 years | 4.81% - 6.33% | 4.74% - 6.19% | 36 months of $100 180 months of $866 - $994 | $159,391 - $182,595 | |
20 years | 4.91% - 6.63% | 4.84% - 6.50% | 36 months of $100 240 months of $728 - $876 | $178,294 - $213,828 |
Variable Rate Loans | |||||
Term | Interest Rate | APR | Monthly Payment | Total Payments | |
5 Year | 3.98% - 5.62% | 3.90% - 5.44% | 36 months of $100 60 months of $1,994 - $2,170 | $123,256 - $133,780 | |
7 Year | 4.25% - 5.75% | 4.17% - 5.58% | 36 months of $100 84 months of $1,505 - $1,647 | $129,982 - $141,921 | |
10 Year | 4.40% - 5.93% | 4.32% - 5.78% | 36 months of $100 120 months of $1,131 - $1,264 | $139,272 - $155,248 | |
15 Year | 4.65% - 6.23% | 4.58% - 6.10% | 36 months of $100 180 months of $853 - $986 | $157,078 - $181,001 | |
20 Year | 4.90% - 6.53% | 4.83% - 6.40% | 36 months of $100 240 months of $727 - $867 | $178,100 - $211,642 |
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.
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.
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 Checking Account visit www.laurelroad.com/refinance-student-loans/checking/#rates-fees-jump.
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.
You will earn 2.0% in Cashback Rewards for each $1 spent on eligible Purchases if you redeem your Cashback Rewards towards your Student Loan with an eligible servicer. This equates to $0.02 in Cashback Rewards, for each $1 spent. For example, if you spend $100, you will earn $2.00 in Student Loan Credit. You will earn 1.0% in Cashback Rewards for each $1 spent on eligible Purchases if redeemed for a statement credit. This equates to $0.01 in Cashback Rewards, for each $1 spent. For example, if you spend $100, you will earn $1.00 in Cashback Rewards. For more information visit https://www.laurelroad.com/cash-back-credit-card/#disclaimer.
For Terms & Conditions and a full list of eligible loan servicers, visit laurelroad.com/faq/which-student-loan-servicers-do-you-work-with-for-the-laurel-road-student-loan-cashback-card/
Primary borrowers who open a Laurel Road Linked Saving account during their application to refinance their student loans are eligible for the Laurel Road Linked Savings discount. Borrowers receive a 0.25% rate discount for their first two billing cycles of their loan. Starting with the 3rd billing cycle, and continuing with each billing cycle thereafter, the rate discount applied during a billing cycle will be based on the average daily balance held in the borrower's Laurel Road Linked Savings account for the preceding calendar month. The discount can vary from 0.10% for balances between $1,000 and $9,999 and 0.30% for balances of $20,000 or greater. To continue to receive a discount for the third billing cycle, you must fund your Laurel Road Linked Savings account the month after your loan funds and maintain a minimum account balance of $1,000. Offer cannot be combined with Laurel Road Checking Discount. Offer subject to changed without notice. Learn more about the Laurel Road Linked Savings discount: https://www.laurelroad.com/faq/what-is-the-student-loan-refinance-interest-rate-discount-i-will-receive-for-opening-a-laurel-road-linked-savingssm-account/
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.
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.