Does USAA offer wedding loans?

Yes, you can refinance a USAA personal loan using either a new personal loan or a balance transfer credit card from a different lender. By paying off your remaining USAA balance with a new, lower-interest loan or credit card, you will shift what you owe to the new lender and save money on finance charges. … read full answer

How to Refinance a Loan from USAA With a New Loan

1. Check your credit score. Checking your credit helps you see if you’re able to get approved with the score you have or if you need to spend some time improving it. You can check your credit score for free on WalletHub.
2. Get pre-qualified (if possible). Pre-qualifying shows you which lenders may approve you and what rates may be available to you. You can pre-qualify with multiple lenders for free on WalletHub.
3. Apply for the new loan. You can apply for the loan online, in person or over the phone. You’ll need to give the lender some personal information when you apply, like your name, address and date of birth. The lender will also need some financial information, like your employment status and income.
4. Wait for funds. You should get your loan within a few business days of being approved. The lender will either write you a paper check or do a bank transfer.
5. Pay off the old loan. Once you receive the money, you’ll need to pay off the old loan.
6. Repay the new loan. After the old loan is paid off, you’ll then need to repay the new loan. This could take a few months or years to do.

Refinancing a Loan from USAA With a Balance Transfer

The biggest difference between using a balance transfer credit card and a personal loan for refinancing is that many cards offer 0% introductory APRs. If you can pay off your loan before the introductory period ends, you won’t have to pay interest.

To learn more, check out WalletHub’s balance transfer guide.

Final Thoughts

You should refinance a personal loan from USAA if it saves you money. Ideally, your new loan or credit card should have a lower APR than your old loan. You can qualify for a lower APR if your credit score and overall financial situation are better than when you got the first loan.

Finally, it’s worth noting that USAA does not offer personal loan refinancing services for its own loans. In other words, you can’t use a USAA loan to pay off another USAA loan and get a lower interest rate in the process.

There are several ways to pay for a wedding with no money, from taking out a personal loan (if you have income, but no money on hand) to opting for a simple ceremony without the pomp and circumstance. Marriage licenses cost between $5 and $100, depending on the state – so it’s possible to get married without spending much at all. Other options include asking family for assistance or crowdfunding. Let’s go through all of the different possibilities.… read full answer

How to pay for a wedding with no money:

1. Get a personal loan. Depending on the lender, you’ll be able to borrow from $1,000 to $100,000 for wedding expenses (or pretty much anything else). You’ll typically have 1 to 7 years to pay it back, and there are loan options for people with all credit scores. You can get a personal loan if you have no money saved, but you’ll need a steady income and little existing debt.
2. Take out a home equity loan. If you own a house before marriage, you could borrow against the value of that property through a home equity loan or line of credit. But this isn’t the greatest option, as your house serves as collateral.
3. Use credit cards. Depending on how high of a credit limit you have, you may be able to charge some or all of your wedding expenses to a credit card. But credit cards tend to have much higher rates than personal loans, so if you go this route, use a credit card with a 0% introductory APR.
4. Have a simple wedding. Marriage licenses are inexpensive. So consider simply having a small ceremony with your closest friends and family at someone from the group’s home or a park where you don’t have to pay rental fees. You could also ask friends to use their talents to bake a cake or perform music, for example.
5. Ask family for help. Parents often front a lot of the costs of a wedding – about two-thirds, actually, on average. If you’re comfortable doing so, you can ask them to chip in.
6. Ask guests for money. In lieu of traditional wedding gifts, you could ask guests to give you money toward the cost of the wedding. You’ll need to ask for these gifts in advance if you want to use them to pay for the wedding itself; otherwise, you’ll have to borrow money and use the gifts to recoup the costs.
7. Crowdfund. Crowdfunding all sorts of expenses has become more popular in the past few years. If you have an especially dedicated group of friends, or a big social network, they might contribute money toward your wedding.
8. Enter a contest. If you’re lucky, you may win a sweepstakes that pays for a wedding dress, honeymoon, wedding ring or more.
9. Get sponsored. If you have a large following on social media, you may be able to convince companies to sponsor your wedding in return for giving them advertising.
10. Get a grant. There are few opportunities for wedding grants. The only currently viable option, Wish Upon a Wedding, is for people with terminal or life-altering illnesses.

If those ideas won’t work for you, you should take one of two approaches. The first is to wait and save some money until you have enough to pay for the wedding you want. The second is to just go to a courthouse and get married legally. Then, you could throw a big party on your first anniversary, for example, after taking some time to save.

From the number of times I've seen this type of question recently, spring wedding season must almost be upon us. Please don't tell my catering son-in-law about my answer, Rather than asking "experts" their opinion, sit down with your to-be and decide if you want to begin marriage in debt. Debt is one of the largest contributing factors to marital troubles. If scaling back your agreed upon plans is not possible, you might get early on a good sense of your partners attitude toward money. And up until you say "I Do", you have a less expensive solution to major differences in financial attitudes than hring a divorce attorney after the honeymoon is over.… read full answer