Lower Your Student Loan Interest Rate: Best Ways to Save on Interest in 2025

October 16, 2025 – In an article for Credible about the best ways to lower your student loan interest rate, Stacey MacPhetres, senior director of education finance at EdAssist by Bright Horizons, shares advice on the topic. 

“It’s important to understand what you may risk when refinancing student loans,” MacPhetres says. “Federal student loans have certain terms and protections that do not exist under private refinance programs.”

Read the full article here.