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Wednesday Webinar

Refinancing and Consolidating Student Loans/Managing Student Loan Repayment

Date/Time
Date(s) - Friday February 3, 2023
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Location
Online

Did you know student loan consolidation and student loan refinance are different? FAME staff will explain the differences in these financial products and how they are used by student loan borrowers with federal student loans and/or private student loans. We hope the information you learn from attending this webinar will allow you to make a plan to manage your own student loan repayment while working to achieve your other financial, academic and/or life goals!