Student Loans

AOA Members must apply through www.laurelroad.com/aoa-excel to access these benefits.

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Receive student loan guidance from GradFin.

There’s more than one path to paying off student loans – get the facts and develop your personalized plan in a free 30-minute consultation with a student loan specialist from Gradfin.¹ AOA Members also get a $50 discount when they sign up for an annual Gradfin membership.²

EXPLORE YOUR REPAYMENT OPTIONS

Refinance your student loans in 3 easy steps

If it is time to refinance your student loans, talk to the team at Laurel Road. Refinancing might help you consolidate your loans into one, manageable amount with one, potentially lower interest rate. AOA members also receive a 0.25% rate discount ⁺, and there's a quick and easy online application you can fill out to get the process started.

CHECK YOUR RATE

Step 1: Check Rate Options

Fill out a short online application. Once you authorize a soft credit pull and assuming you have provided enough information, Laurel Road will provide you with preliminary rates, which are conditional upon further underwriting review and authorize a hard credit pull.

Step 2: Upload documents

Upload the following supporting documents to Laurel Road’s secure dashboard and authorize a hard credit pull to complete your online application. Once Laurel Road has received your application, they will underwrite your loan and provide you with your final rates and loan terms if approved.

Step 3: Choose Loan

Select your loan type and term, and e-sign all necessary disclosures and your promissory note in the Laurel Road dashboard.

Laurel Road will pay off your student loans to your current lenders and provide you with instructions to set up the servicing of your new loan. You'll have the option to set up automatic payments to receive an additional 0.25% rate discount.⁺

GET STARTED TODAY

Laurel Road Linked Checking ^SM

Looking for additional ways to lower your student loan interest rate? When you refinance your student loans with Laurel Road and open a Laurel Road Linked Checking ^SM account you may qualify for additional rate reductions!

The more you save, the more you could save on your student loans.

Upon opening a Laurel Road Linked Checking ^SM account, as an AOA member, you will automatically qualify for an introductory 0.25% off your interest rate for the first 3 months (in addition to your AOA discount) ⁺. After three months with a funded account, your interest rate discount will vary based on your savings account balance - you could lower your student loan refinancing rate by up to 0.55%! ⁺

LEARN MORE ABOUT LINKED CHECKING

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AOAExcel Resource Updates - Student Loan Refinancing

Visit the AOAExcel Resource Updates page for additional Student Loan Refinancing resources and columns.

	Student Loan Repayment for Doctors of Optometry: Consolidation vs. Refinancing
	Student Loan Refinancing for Young ODs: The Basics

_{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 https://studentaid.gov for the most current information.}

_{Laurel Road is a brand of KeyBank National Association. All products offered by KeyBank N.A. Member FDIC. ©2024 STUDENT LOANS, PSLF, AND PERSONAL LOANS ARE NOT FDIC INSURED OR GUARANTEED. KeyCorp® All Rights Reserved. Laurel Road is a federally registered service mark of KeyCorp. 3 Corporate Drive, 4th fl, Shelton, CT 06484.}

_{1) Gradfin and Laurel Road are brands of KeyBank N.A.}_{2) AOA members get a 20.00% discount off the published annual membership rate for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (“PSLF”) or Income Driven Repayment (“IDR”) programs. The discount will apply to both Standard and Freedom Plus membership options and will automatically apply when the annual membership is charged. This discount is only available to current AOA members, is non-transferable and cannot be applied to previous membership purchase(s). This discount cannot be redeemed for cash or combined with other offers; pricing and discount accurate as of June 27, 2024 and are subject to change or cancellation at any time and without notice.}

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