Student Loans: Best way to Refi?

Did some looking around and it appears that there hasn't been an in-depth thread about this topic in a while, so curious to see what input everyone has.

Background: Just graduated in May and was fortunate to land a FT IB role following my time as a SA last year. Obvious EOY bonus numbers could vary, but at the end of the day I should be sitting at 110-140k pre-tax. I have $60k in student loans, a 750 credit score, and no additional debt (CC, Auto, etc.)

Really just wanted to get some insight on strategies that some of you have utilized in repaying your debt. I obviously want to Refi ASAP and get a more attractive rate, but maintaining the right mix of debt and investments is very important.

There is a slew of companies that offer refi services (sofi, citizens, etc.) but I'm almost wondering if it would be better to inquire with a few different banks and get a loan directly from there.

Any advice or insight would be great. Thanks in advance!

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In a similar situation. Could you do a solid and pull some comps for recent student loan refis? Maybe leverage some peers to establish a pricing grid. Should be favorable given our credit scores. Maybe tack on some quals pages. These could just be a summary of our compensation and qualifications compared to the average student. I can PM you my info so you can start piecing together our pro forma capitalization at about 6 months into our jobs (should highlight our increased liquidity.) If you wanna be a rockstar then show pro forma one year out (add in EOY bonus, don’t forget to show us paying down a healthy portion of the debt.) Circulate once that’s done, thx.

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In a similar situation. Could you do a solid and pull some comps for recent student loan refis? Maybe leverage some peers to establish a pricing grid and revised terms. Should be favorable given our credit scores. Maybe tack on some quals pages. These could just be a summary of our compensation and qualifications compared to the average student. I can PM you my info so you can start piecing together our pro forma capitalization at about 6 months into our jobs (should highlight our increased liquidity.) If you wanna be a rockstar then show pro forma one year out (add in EOY bonus, don’t forget to show us paying down a healthy portion of the debt.) Circulate once that’s done, thx.

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