What is this horseshit? Almost $2k in interest this year and it will not even let me throw money against the principal.

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[–] 1 point 2 months ago (7 children)

um. are you paying everything this year such you have extra to put to the loan. because like if you are taking loans and paying it. it would be a wash.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago (6 children)

    The interest, not the full loan amount.

    E.g., a person might be able to pay 4k and not 30k for tuition. And, with that 4k, they want to pay off the 2k in gained interest payments before they start accruing interest on a 32k chunk of money.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (3 children)

    So by those numbers, if you will owe another 30k next year, and this time you have 6k to pay it off, you should put your 6k fully towards the 30k of new loan, and nothing towards the 26k you owe in loans. That's why they lock you out from paying the loan, they're forcing you to make the mathematically optimal choice, unless you happen to be on the verge of paying 100% of your tuition each year.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 months ago (2 children)

    I'll agree that ensuring you borrow the least possible is best (I misunderstood what they were saying in the previous comment).

    But I do not believe loan offices were thinking about public service when they made the decision to prevent paying off interest. If they were, they probably wouldn't be accruing interest while you're still in actively enrolled.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 months ago (1 child)

    Why not just borrow less this year and have a lower principal?

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  • [–] 0 points 2 months ago

    Ah, I see. I misunderstood their position. Yes, you should ask for a smaller principal loan, instead of just paying down the interest of a larger loan.

    A smaller principal is always best, but sometimes that is best served by paying down interest.

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