College Ave Review

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College Ave at a Glance

College Ave offers flexible private undergraduate and graduate student loans, parent loans, and refinancing options for student loans. The terms are flexible with a choice of repayment terms, and fixed or variable interest rates. There are no origination or application fees, cosigners are accepted, and the application is fast, simple, and entirely online. You can cover up to $300,000 for graduates of medical, dental, veterinary, or pharmacy degrees.

• Choose your repayment term between 5 and 20 years
• Pay only the interest for up to 2 years
• Fast, simple online application in 3 minutes
• No application or origination fees

Suitable for?

The high loan refinancing amount for regular graduates, and even higher maximum loan amount for medical, dental, pharmaceutical and veterinary graduates, make it a good choice for anyone carrying a particularly high amount of student debt. It’s also an excellent choice for graduates who can’t afford to make large, regular payments immediately, but hope to land a well-paying job in the near future.

Loan Features

College Ave's biggest feature is its ease of use. The application process is simple, and approval comes quickly. It also offers a large amount of flexibility for refinancing student loans, since you can choose any term between 5 and 20 years. You can also choose fixed or variable interest rates. College Ave refinances both private and federal student loans and offers refinancing with or without loan consolidation. Finally, application is free with no application or origination fees to pay. 

• No application or origination fees
• Fast and simple application process
• Fixed and variable rates
• Save 0.25% on your interest rates using auto-pay
• Refinance student loans

The Application Process

Applying for student loan refinancing with College Ave is fast and entirely online. You’ll just need to fill out a simple form to provide information about your current employment, the school you graduated from, and other basic personal information. It takes about 3 minutes to apply, and you'll get an instant response with a range of rates and fees for you to review and choose whether or not to proceed. 

College Ave accepts both federal and private student loans for consolidation and refinancing and permits you to apply with a cosigner for a better rate. Before applying to refinance federal loans, you should bear in mind that, like with all private refinancing options, you could be giving up federal loan benefits, such as public service forgiveness and economic hardship programs.

Loan Terms - Essentials

To apply for student loan refinancing, you need to have at least $5,000 of student loan debt and have studied at one of the eligible schools listed on the College Ave website. You also must be a US citizen, aged over 18, and have a valid social security number. College Ave does have a minimum credit requirement and accepts cosigners for borrowers who don’t meet those terms, but it’s difficult to discover what the specific credit rating and income requirements are. In general, you’ll need a credit rating of 680 or more to qualify for refinancing. College Ave doesn’t charge any application or origination fees and does offer no-commitment quotes, so you can apply and then consider your options.

• You must be over 18 years of age
• You must have graduated from an eligible school
• You must have at least $5,000 of student loan debt
• You need to meet minimum credit and income requirements or bring in a cosigner who does

Repayment Terms

Although some lenders have longer terms, College Ave lets you choose any term length between those maximum and minimum options. If you pay using auto-pay, you'll get a 0.25% discount on your rates.

How Safe is It?

College Ave uses a secure website with SSL technology protection and an HTTPS URL. It is committed to keeping your information secure and promises never to request sensitive personal or financial information via email. College Ave's privacy policy is transparent and clear, with full explanation about the ways in which it will use your personal and financial information. College Ave will share it with business partners and service providers, but it will never sell your details.

Help & Support

College Ave offers customer support via email and telephone. There is a range of email addresses and phone numbers to use, depending on whether you are applying for a student loan or a refinance loan, or are already repaying a student, graduate, or parent loan or a refinance loan. The email address for general inquiries is studentloans@collegeave.com. Phone lines are open from 9am to 8pm from Monday to Friday for student loans or student loan refinances.

Deep Dive into Pros and Cons

The overall quality of service College Ave provides is excellent, but certain areas of its offerings could be improved:

• The company is still not affiliated with all learning institutions in the country, meaning that some schools may not meet funding requirements
• The company does not service the loans it extends, meaning that support may vary
• Loan repayment terms could be extended to cover longer durations

Even with some areas for improvement, many of the company’s characteristics put College Ave head and shoulders above the competition:

• It's customization for loans is at the head of the industry
• The application process takes only a few minutes
• Repayment periods offer more flexibility to students and professionals
• No prepayment penalties encourage and reward quicker loan repayment

Summary

Overall, College Ave offers an easy to use and flexible approach to student loan refinancing. The high maximum loan amounts and flexible repayment terms are attractive to every graduate, and the fast online application process and response time without any application or origination fees mean that you have nothing to lose by applying.

Physical Address

College Ave Student Loans

233 N. King St. 

Wilmington, De

19801

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Disclaimers

College Ave Student Loans products are made available through either Firstrust Bank, member FDIC or M.Y. Safra Bank, FSB, member FDIC. All loans are subject to individual approval and adherence to underwriting guidelines. Program restrictions, other terms, and conditions apply.The 0.25% auto-pay interest rate reduction applies as long as the borrower or cosigner, if applicable, enrolls in auto-pay and authorizes our loan servicer to automatically deduct your monthly payments from a valid bank account via Automated Clearing House (“ACH”). The rate reduction applies for as long as the monthly payment amount is successfully deducted from the designated bank account and is suspended during periods of forbearance and certain deferments. Variable rates may increase after consummation.$5,000 is the minimum requirement to refinance. The maximum loan amount is $300,000 for those with medical, dental, pharmacy or veterinary doctorate degrees, and $150,000 for all other undergraduate or graduate degrees.This informational repayment example uses typical loan terms for a refi borrower with a Full Principal & Interest Repayment and a 10-year repayment term, has a $40,000 loan and a 5.5% Annual Percentage Rate (“APR”): 120 monthly payments of $434.11 while in the repayment period, for a total amount of payments of $52,092.61. Loans will never have a full principal and interest monthly payment of less than $50. Your actual rates and repayment terms may vary. Information advertised valid as of 1/27/2021. Variable interest rates may increase after consummation.