Originally Posted by RB
Well, any line of credit attached to a mortgage should feasibly be secured, right?
And yeah, good point on the interest rate difference, I didn't even think of that. But it does make sense from a creditor standpoint why a student loan isn't seen equally as credit card debt. A student loan is for education, meaning the person is atleast someone intelligent enough to maintain a decent credit score. Only in theory, of course.
If you have government loans with a low fixed rate there is no point in refinancing them. My savings account currently earns 2+% more than my interest on my federal loans. Private loans are a different story and for those with high college debt, a majority are in private loans. Even if you can secure a Prime - 0.5% HELOC to pay down private loans, it is worth it.