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Transferring your Parent PLUS Loan to your child is a big move. As you retirement age approaches, though, there's definitely good reason to want your now-adult child to assume the debt for their education. 

SoFi, a leading student loan refinancing lender, is one of just a few lenders that offers a fast and easy Parent PLUS loan transfers. Here, we'll walk you through the process to complete the transfer online. 

Sick of making payments on your student loan? Here's a very simple thing you can do to pay it off faster: make biweekly half-payments instead of making one full payment every month.

That's it. It might not sound like a big, impressive change, but using this method saves you money and shaves months off your loan repayment. So what's the magic behind this method?

Late or missing student loan payments have serious consequences. In addition to the late fees you'll start to rack up, late payments on federal loans affect your credit after 90 days. After 270 days, your student loans will go into default.

If you're having trouble making your high monthly payments, the good news is getting relief is possible. If your loan servicer is NelNet, one of the several companies the federal government contracts with to handle student loan payments, there are three specific ways to lower your payments. 

Let's explore the options. 

Job hunting can be super stressful, especially when it seems like you're sending your application into a black hole. On top of that, there are sometimes hundreds of candidates for just a single job opening. Shoring up your financial future while boosting your career can feel impossible. 

But there are some tricks to finding the right job opportunity, even in a competitive market. Here are the four best ways to go about your next job search. 

If you’re eager to buy a home but have no money for a down payment, you might be tempted to sign-on for a zero-down home loan. 

While the idea of getting a new set of house keys without dropping any money at the bank may seem enticing, there’s typically a downside to something this easy.

Death and debt—two topics many of us like to avoid. But one is inevitable and one is probable. Since the majority of Americans have some form of credit card debt at any given time,  knowing what happens to this debt is important. 

If you have credit cards, you may be wondering what happens to the balances remaining on those cards after you die.