Student loan refinance vs PSLF calculator

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United States.

How this figure is calculated

One column is a private refinance payment: the balance amortized at the new rate and term. The other column is the income-driven payment described by the fields on the page. The page places those two payments next to each other. Public Service Loan Forgiveness is a US program. The page does not decide that a borrower qualifies.

Worked example

A lower refinance rate reduces the payment and removes the forgiveness path, because a private refinance is no longer a federal loan. The income-driven column keeps whatever payment you described. The difference is the comparison. It is not an approval.

What this page leaves out

It does not decide forgiveness, and it is not a Canada Student Loan calculator. Tax on forgiven balances, qualifying payment counts, and income recertification are not calculated.