Question: Dear Steve, Private
Student loan balance: ~ $ 260,000 in private
loans between Discover and Sallie May (Average APR is about 8 %)
Federal Student loan balance: ~ 110,000 (which I
plan to repay using income based
repayment) Credit Score:...
You've got a partial financial hardship id your annual
federal student loan payments calculated under a ten - year standard
repayment plan are greater than 15 % of the difference
between your adjusted gross income (and that of a spouse, if you're married and file taxes jointly) and 150 % of the poverty guideline for your family size and state.