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Refinance Student Loans

Fixed interest rates
start
at 4.24% APR* (with autopay) and a $2000 welcome bonus for SoFi at Work partners.

Refinancing your student loan^ could help save you a ton of money, and you can get an additional $20001 welcome bonus when you refinance your student loan using this page.


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Checking your rate will not affect your credit score.✝︎

Choose from low fixed or variable rates.

Fixed

4.24% – 9.99% APR*

with autopay

Variable

5.99% – 9.99% APR*

with autopay



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Why SoFi?


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Serious savings

Save thousands of dollars thanks to flexible terms and low fixed or variable rates.

Fast, easy, and all online

Simple online application and access to live customer support 7 days a week.

No hidden fees, no catch

No application or origination fees. No pre-payment penalties.

Access to member benefits

SoFi members get financial advice and more—all at no cost.


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We know student loans.

$47 billion+
in refinanced student loans

550,000+
members have refinanced their student loans

98%
of surveyed members would recommend SoFi to a friend 3

How it works

Get pre-qualified online.

We’ll let you know if you’re qualified before you complete the full application.

Select your rate and term.

Choose between saving on your monthly payment or saving on total student loan interest.

Get your new loan.

Upload screenshots of your information, then sign your paperwork electronically. Then we’ll pay off your servicer(s) and issue you one new student loan.


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FAQs



Who should refinance?


Refinancing is a great solution for working graduates who have high-interest, unsubsidized Direct Loans, Graduate PLUS loans, and/or private loans. Federal loans do carry some special benefits, for example, public service forgiveness and economic hardship programs, that may not be accessible to you after you refinance. Check out this blog post that provide more information: When to Consolidate Federal and Private Loans by Refinancing. Or, call us for a free consultation about your particular situation.



Can I refinance both federal and private student loans?


Yes, SoFi will consolidate all qualified education loans.



Am I a good candidate to refinance my student loans with SoFi?


SoFi aims to revolutionize financial services—ultimately improving the system for everyone. Today, we’re able to offer significant savings and flexibility to US citizens or permanent residents who have graduated from a selection of Title IV accredited university or graduate programs, are employed, has a sufficient income from other sources, or hold a job offer with a start date within 90 days, have a responsible financial history, and a strong monthly cash flow.



What is the difference between consolidating and refinancing?


Student loan consolidation is when you combine multiple loans into one single loan. Student loan refinancing, on the other hand, is when you get a new loan at a new interest rate and/or a new term. You can refinance both federal and private loans. Learn more here.



What’s the difference between fixed and variable rate loans?

Fixed rate loans are loans that have an interest rate that does not change over the life of a loan, which means you pay the same amount each month. It also means you know with certainty the total interest that you’ll pay over the life of the loan. Fixed rate is a general term that can apply to different types of loans with a variety of uses, including student loans, mortgages, auto loans, and unsecured personal loans.

Variable rate loans are loans that have an interest rate that will fluctuate over time in line with prevailing interest rates. They generally have lower starting interest rates than fixed rate loans, but the interest rate and payment amounts can change over time. Sometimes they are also known as floating rate loans.

Learn more at https://www.sofi.com/fixed-vs-variable-rate-loans/




Where can I find more information about student loans in general?


Deciding how to best handle your student loan obligations can be an intimidating process. That’s why we’ve put together our Student Loan Help Center to give you guidance on payments, refinancing, budgeting, and common terminology so you can feel more confident in your journey to becoming debt free.


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Blockchain Analysis Indicators


Blockchain Analysis Indicators



Global In/Out of the Money

The Global In/Out of the Money (GIOM) classifies addresses based on if they are profiting (in the money), breaking even (at the money) or losing money (out of the money) on their positions at current price. IntoTheBlock calculates an address’ average cost based on the weighted average price at which it bought or received the tokens currently held by the address. IntoTheBlock categorizes addresses and tokens accordingly to obtain an aggregate view of profitability for a particular crypto asset.

The GIOM aggregates all addresses’ positions into clusters based on the number of addresses (or volume) that had previously bought at a certain price range. The larger these clusters, the more support/resistance is expected around these price levels.

Volatility

The Volatility indicator measures the 30- or 60-day variations in price for a particular crypto-asset. This is calculated as the standard deviation of the period’s daily returns and annualizing the variation. Since crypto markets are 24/7 the annualization formula takes into account 365 days (as opposed to the 252 trading days generally available in stock markets).

Total Addresses

The Total Addresses indicator monitors three key metrics:

Total Addresses: All addresses ever created one point have held a particular crypto-asset, including those that still do.

Total with Balance (Holders): All addresses that currently hold this particular crypto-asset.

Total Zero Balance: All the addresses that used to hold a crypto-asset but no longer do.

Put simply Total Addresses = Total with Balance + Total Zero Balance

The IntoTheBlock team has Total with Balance selected as default as it is more indicative of a crypto-asset’s on-chain ‘health’.

Number of Transactions

As the name suggests, this indicator displays the number of transactions for a particular crypto-asset on a given day. This data is based on what is shown in the blockchain, therefore transactions taken within exchanges are not recorded unless they occur on-chain.

For smart contract protocols such as Ethereum and Ontology, the number of transactions includes transactions that take place in tokens built on top of them. For example, if there are 200 LINK transactions, Ethereum will also record those 200 transactions as ETH is required to transfer ERC-20 tokens on-chain.

Transactions Volume

The Transactions Volume indicator measures the aggregate volume of transactions recorded on-chain. This version of the indicator tracks the volume in crypto terms (i.e. BTC instead USD). You can use the indicator in USD terms here.

Another version of this indicator, Large Transactions Volume, measures only the volume of transactions over $100,000, which is indicative of whale/institutional activity.

Addresses by Time Held

Since blockchains run on a public distributed ledger and all data is of public access. Numerous characteristics regarding addresses can be extracted. IntoTheBlock gathers addresses depending on the time they have held the specific asset. These addresses are divided the following way:

Hodlers – addresses that have held the asset over a period of one year.

Cruisers – addresses with holding periods between one and twelve months.

Traders – the group that have held the asset for less than one month.

Balance by Time Held

In the same way that IntoThBlock classifies the number of addresses by their holding period, this indicator takes it a step further by adding the value that each specific group has represented over time. The indicator shows the value of coins relative to each individual group (Hodlers, Cruisers and Traders) since its historic inception. This helps to keep track of the trading behaviors of each different group.

Net Flows

IntoTheBlock has built a proprietary machine learning powered classifier to identify addresses of top centralized exchanges, including their deposit addresses, withdrawal addresses, hot wallets and cold wallets. With this classifier, IntoTheBlock can measure the net volume flowing into exchanges. Through the following formula IntoTheBlock calculates Net Flows:

Net Flows = Inflow Volume – Outflow Volume

Twitter Sentiment

The Twitter Sentiment indicator uses IntoTheBlock’s proprietary classification machine learning algorithm to infer the connotation of messages discussing a particular crypto-asset and its ticker. These are plotted over time to track market sentiment and the level of activity in relation to a crypto-asset in Twitter.

The Search Trends indicator uses Google’s API to obtain the relative rank of searches performed by Google users globally for a particular crypto-asset. The relative ranks range from 0 to 100, where 0 is the lowest period of search volume and 100 indicates the peak number of searches.

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SoFi At Work Personal Loans


Exclusive 0.50% Rate Discount1

Low rates. No fees required. Personal loans made easy.


Streamline your finances with confidence with a low, fixed-rate loan to pay down debt, fund home upgrades, or cover a big life expense.Get funds as soon as the same day you sign2 with our quick, online application process. Just make sure you apply through this page to get this discount.


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Exclusive 0.50% Rate Discount1

Low rates.
No fees required.
Personal loans
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With a low fixed-rate single
monthly payment, you could pay
off high-interest debt like credit
cards, tackle a home renovation
project, or cover a major life
expense. View your rate in just 60
seconds.


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Checking your rate will not affect your credit score.

Why SoFi Personal Loans?

  • Low competitive rates

    Low fixed rates that won’t change over the life of your loan, protecting you from rising interest rates.

  • No fees required

    That means no origination fees required, no prepayment penalty fees, and no late fees whatsoever.

  • Same-day funding2

    Your funds could be available as quickly as the same day your loan is signed.


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Save thousands with a low-interest personal loan.

With credit card rates on the rise, see how you could save thousands on interest by consolidating
existing debt into a low fixed monthly payment.


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*Example chart shows calculations based on a 5 year SoFi Personal Loan with a fixed rate of 14.90% APR, which is the rounded average median funded APR for SoFi Personal Loan borrowers who took out a loan with a 5 year term” from April 1 2023 – April 1 2024. Lowest rates are reserved for the most qualified borrowers. The ‘High-Interest Rate Credit-Card’ APR shown is the average credit card APR reported by Wallethub for Q1 2024 under their Good Credit category. The savings estimate also assumes that the borrower doesn’t take out any additional credit card debt during the same period. Both calculations assume 60 total monthly payments, no origination fee option selected and no pre-payment amounts.

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Scary Debt | Credit Card Consolidation Loans | SoFi


Don’t let high-interest
debt haunt you.

No bones about it, high-interest credit card debt terrorizes year-round. A low fixed rate, no-fee option personal loan could help you save thousands.


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BTW it’s a soft inquiry, so it won’t affect your credit score.


Ward off wicked high-interest debt with a low interest rate and no fees required.

Apply for a SoFi Personal Loan online in 60 seconds—it’s faster and easier than burning sage.

Pre-qualify

Find the rate that you qualify for in 60 seconds with no commitment.

Complete your application

When you’re ready, complete your online loan application with help from SoFi loan consultants.

Receive your funds. Boo!-Ya!

Sign your documents and funds will be wired to your account—as soon as the same day.*


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Savings so good, it’s scary.

See how you could save thousands with a low-rate SoFi Personal Loan.

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Personal Loan


Balance

$32,596



Interest Rate


14.31% APR*



Monthly payment

$763.70



5-year interest paid

$13,226


High-interest rate credit card


Balance

$32,596



Interest Rate

22.50% APR



Monthly payment

$909.56



5-year interest paid

$21,977


Estimated savings with SoFi

$8,751

See your savings

Example chart shows calculations based on a 5 year SoFi Personal Loan with a fixed rate of 14.31% APR, which is the rounded average median funded APR for SoFi Personal Loan borrowers who took out a loan with a 5 year term” from January 1 2022- January 1 2023. Lowest rates are reserved for the most qualified borrowers. The ‘High-Interest Rate Credit-Card’ APR shown is the average credit card APR reported by Wallethub for Q4 2022 under their Good Credit category. The savings estimate also assumes that the borrower doesn’t take out any additional credit card debt during the same period. Both calculations assume 60 total monthly payments and no pre-payment amounts.


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✝ To check the rates and terms you qualify for, SoFi conducts a soft credit pull that will not affect your credit score. However, if you choose a product and continue your application, we will request your full credit report from one or more consumer reporting agencies, which is considered a hard credit pull and may affect your credit.

Terms and conditions apply. SOFI RESERVES THE RIGHT TO MODIFY OR DISCONTINUE PRODUCTS AND BENEFITS AT ANY TIME WITHOUT NOTICE. To qualify, a borrower must be a U.S. citizen or other eligible status, be residing in the U.S., and meet SoFi’s underwriting requirements. Not all borrowers receive the lowest rate. Lowest rates reserved for the most creditworthy borrowers. If approved, your actual rate will be within the range of rates at the time of application and will depend on a variety of factors, including term of loan, evaluation of your creditworthiness, income, and other factors. If SoFi is unable to offer you a loan but matches you for a loan with a participating bank, then your rate may be outside the range of rates listed above. Rates and Terms are subject to change at any time without notice. SoFi Personal Loans can be used for any lawful personal, family, or household purposes and may not be used for post-secondary education expenses. Minimum loan amount is $5,000. The average of SoFi Personal Loans funded in 2021 was around $33k. Information current as of 12/16/25. SoFi Personal Loans originated by SoFi Bank, N.A. Member FDIC. NMLS #696891 (www.nmlsconsumeraccess.org). See SoFi.com/legal for state-specific license details. See SoFi.com/eligibility-criteria for details and state restrictions.

Personal Loan Rates and Terms: Fixed rates from 8.74% APR to 35.49% APR reflect the 0.25% autopay discount. SoFi rate ranges are current as of 5/20/22 and are subject to change based on market conditions and borrower eligibility. Interest-rate caps may be lower in some states due to legal requirements and may impact your eligibility to qualify for a SoFi loan. Minimum loan requirements might be higher than $5,000 and interest-rate caps may be lower in some states due to legal requirements and may impact your eligibility to qualify for a SoFi loan. The average of SoFi Personal Loans funded in 2021 was around $33k. Not all applicants qualify for the lowest rate. Lowest rates reserved for the most creditworthy borrowers. Your actual rate will be within the range of rates listed and will depend on the term you select, evaluation of your creditworthiness, income, and a variety of other factors.

Subject to receipt of required documentation, underwriting guidelines, and processing time by your institution. Loans for amounts over $20,000 may require additional underwriting review time. Funds are disbursed via ACH as soon as the next business day after approval and acceptance of terms.

The SoFi 0.25% autopay interest rate reduction requires you to agree to make monthly principal and interest payments by an automatic monthly deduction from a savings or checking account. The benefit will discontinue and be lost for periods in which you do not pay by automatic deduction from a savings or checking account. Autopay is not required to receive a loan from SoFi.

PERSONAL LOAN INTEREST RATES AND FEES | ELIGIBILITY AND IMPORTANT DETAILS. Annual percentage rates (APRs) shown include the 0.25% autopay discount. If approved for a loan, the rates and terms offered will depend on things like creditworthiness, the length of the loan, and other factors, and will fall within the range of rates available by applicable loan term; check out our full APR examples and terms. Remember, not all applicants will qualify for the lowest rate. Want to learn more? See our eligibility criteria at SoFi.com/eligibility-criteria. SoFi reserves the right to change interest rates at any time without notice, changes would only apply to applications begun after the effective date of the change. Fixed Rates: Fixed rates range from 8.74% APR to 35.49% APR (with autopay). The SoFi 0.25% autopay interest rate reduction requires you to agree to make your scheduled monthly payments by an automatic monthly deduction (ACH) from a savings or checking account. Enrolling in autopay is not required to receive a loan from SoFi. Loan Terms: SoFi Personal Loans offer loans with a period of repayment between 2 and 7-year terms. Loan Fees: SoFi personal loans have no fees; specifically, no origination fees, no late fees, no prepayment penalties.

PERSONAL LOAN | REPAYMENT EXAMPLE. The following example depicts the APR, monthly payment and total payments during the life of a $30,000 personal loan with a 2-year repayment term, a 0.25% autopay discount, and a fixed rate between 8.74% APR to 35.49% APR. It works out to 24 monthly payments ranging from $1,366.97–$1,763.32 for a total amount of payments ranging from $32,807.19–$42,319.74. This repayment example assumes that the borrower is signed up for autopay and that all payments are made on time, with no pre-payments. Actual rates may vary based on repayment term, loan amount, creditworthiness, and other terms and conditions. SoFi does not offer variable rate personal loans. State restrictions may apply.

* Same-Day Personal Loan Funding: 86% of typical SoFi Personal Loan applications, excluding Direct Pay Personal Loans and Personal Loan refinance, from January 1, 2021 to December 1, 2021 that were signed before 7pm ET on a business day were funded the same day.




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