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AOAExcel to Provide Free Student Loan Workshop for AOA Members

(PRESS RELEASE) With the end of the federal student loan holiday potentially ending on May 1st, AOAExcel and its endorsed business partner, Laurel Road, are hosting a “Preparing for the End of the Student Loan Payment Holiday” workshop for AOA members on Tuesday, Feb. 15, at 8 p.m. EST. AOA members can register for the free event here.

This live-event workshop will cover topics such as:

  • How to lower monthly student loan payments;
  • How to get loans out of default;
  • Navigating student loan servicer changes;
  • What to look for in a refinancing lender;
  • How to re-start auto-payments;
  • Avoiding student loan debt scams;
  • How AOA members can receive a 0.25% rate discount.

In addition, AOA members can bring their own individual questions about student loans and have them answered live during the workshop. AOAExcel members who are ready to refinance their student loans can receive a 0.25% rate discount through Laurel Road at aoa.org/studentloans and can check their rates in less than 5 minutes without any effect on their credit score here .

“AOAExcel helps AOA members thrive and succeed in every aspect in their lives whether it’s in their practice or professional lives,” said AOAExcel Chairman of the Board Samuel Pierce, O.D. “AOAExcel is proud to partner with a great company like Laurel Road who specializes in providing physicians the education and tools to navigate this topic.”

The federal student loan payment and interest holiday is slated to end on May 1st as thousands of AOA members may be required to resume payment and may begin accruing interest on federally held student loans for the first time in almost two years.

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