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SoFi Student Loans Review: Private Student Loans and Refinancing

SoFi is a popular fintech company that offers private student loans and refinancing options in addition to other financial products. With competitive interest rates and no hidden fees, the company aims to help borrowers save money as they pay down student debt.

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Min. Credit ScoreMin. Credit Score 650
Loan AmountsLoan Amount $5K up to the cost of attendance
Fixed APRLoan Repayment 5-15 years
Holly Johnson
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Founded in 2011, SoFi offers financial products that help people reach financial independence. This includes their popular private student loans and refinance products, which help borrowers secure competitive rates and terms with no hidden fees. In addition to student loan refinancing, SoFi offers undergraduate and graduate loans, law school & MBA loans, and parent student loans.

Summarized Rating

Loan Features4.7
Interest Rates & Fees4.1
Qualification Leniency3.3
Application Process2
Customer Support5
User Reviews3.1
Perks Bonus5

This parameter considers loan term lengths, loan limits, and loan structure optionality (fixed and variable rate offerings). For each loan type offered, each of these features was evaluated using the five-point scoring system. Then, the various scores were aggregated and averaged to establish an overall loan features score.

SoFi gets a stellar 4.7 for Loan Features, which is attributable to its highly flexible term lengths, loan amounts, and loan structure optionality (fixed vs. variable).

SoFi Pros
No loan fees
No maximum loan limit
Prequalify without a credit check
Comes with unemployment protection
Flexible repayment terms
Pay during school or defer payments
Rate discounts available
Loan process completed online
SoFi Cons
No co-signer release offered
$5,000 minimum loan amount required
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You'll start the process by selecting the type of loan you need and clarifying whether you are applying for a loan yourself or with a co-signer. If you're trying to refinance student loans you already have, you'll also make this selection fairly early in the process.

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Holly D. Johnson

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Holly Johnson is an award-winning writer who covers personal finance topics such as insurance, loans and loan products, budgeting, credit cards and loyalty programs.

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