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Can you check the current private refi rates in the US and tell me honestly whether it's worth giving up PSLF and income-driven repayment options?"},{"title":"International student loan refi comparison","prompt":"I'm in Canada with about $30,000 CAD in student loans and a good credit profile — what private refinancing rates are available for my credit tier right now, and what are the country-specific tradeoffs I should know about?"},{"title":"Fair credit borrower rate lookup","prompt":"My credit score is around 640 and I have $25,000 in private student loans in the US — what refi rates could I realistically get in my credit tier, and is refinancing likely to save me money or not worth it at that credit level?"}],"resultDescription":"Returns current private student loan refinancing market rates broken down by credit tier, an honest worth-it verdict for the borrower's situation, categorized lender types available in the specified country, and country-specific tradeoffs — including explicit warnings about federal program benefit forfeiture (income-driven repayment, PSLF, forbearance) where applicable for that country.","failureModes":["Unsupported country returns no rate data or error","Missing credit tier parameter may return generic rates without tier-specific breakdown","Stale rate data if market conditions change rapidly between API refreshes","Country with limited private refi market may return sparse lender categories"],"whenToPreferThis":"Use this endpoint when a user needs current private student loan refinancing intelligence for a specific country and credit tier, especially when the worth-it verdict and federal benefit forfeiture tradeoffs matter. 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