Will Earnest Adjust Rates with Federal Rate Changes?

We completely understand your desire to take advantage of lower rates. Unfortunately, the Fed’s interest rate isn’t the only factor in how our interest rates are set. We are committed to offering you the most competitive rates we can based on the market conditions. We understand that volatility in the market can bring uncertainty, and we do our absolute best to provide as much information and support as we can during those times. We want Earnest clients to explore all of their options before applying to refinance their federal student loans.

Refinancing a federal student loan with a private lender means you will no longer have access to the benefits of your federal loans, including federal loan forgiveness and other relief measures designed for federal loans. It's important to carefully consider the implications before making this decision.

Please carefully review your current and potential benefits with a federal loan servicer before refinancing.

If you want to consider what your options are with Earnest at this time, take a look below:

Prospective:

• We recommend visiting our Rate Check tool to see potential rate estimates we may be able to provide. You can also check our current headline rates here under the “Today’s Rate” section.

Application in review:

• Your application will be reviewed against the current rates at the time you submit the application. If approved, you’ll have up to 30 days to consider our offer to make sure we’re a good fit for you.

Approved and have NOT signed your offer:

• You have 30 days from the date you received your loan offer to decide if our offer is right for you.

Accepted your loan offer:

• You have 3 business days from the date you signed your loan agreement to contact us and rescind it. If you are 4 business days or more past signing, we will have already begun processing the payoff to your former servicer(s) and are unable to void or rescind the offer at that time.

Active client:

• Your base rate will remain the same as outlined in your loan agreement and final disclosure. If you agree to a fixed-rate loan, your APR will not change. For those with variable rate loans, your loan’s APR will continue to fluctuate based on the 30-day Average Secured Overnight Financing Rate (SOFR) interest rate rounded up. We’ll then add SOFR to your base rate to set your effective rate for the next month on the 1st. For more information on which standard is used for your loan, please refer to your loan agreement.

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