Student loans handled without becoming a student loan expert.

RefiDesk helps clients of financial advisors navigate student loan decisions across forgiveness (including PSLF), refinancing, and in-school loans through a simple, guided experience.

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RefiDesk helps move the client forward.
No operational burden for advisors.

Integrated with Leading Student Loan Providers

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How RefiDesk Works

A high-level, guided process designed to keep you at the center of the relationship without managing the workflow.

1

What the Advisor does

  • Sends a unique RefiDesk link to the client.
  • That's it. No operational burden.
2

What the Client does

  • Provides loan and employment information.
  • Completes a short, guided workflow.
  • Explores relevant options at their own pace.
3

What RefiDesk provides

  • Structured guidance across available paths.
  • Clear, advisor-ready summaries.
  • Support from experienced specialists when appropriate.

Scope of Support

RefiDesk supports client decision-making related to federal repayment, refinancing, and in-school private loans, all within a single, advisor-friendly experience.

Federal Repayment & Forgiveness

Guidance on federal considerations, including Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF).

Student Loan Refinancing

Clear options for private refinancing when it benefits the client's financial picture.

In-School Private Loans

Support for clients (and their children) currently navigating funding options.

Fiduciary-Safe Clarifier

RefiDesk does not force clients into a specific outcome. Different clients take different paths, and in some cases, no action is recommended.

The goal is clarity, efficiency, and support without adding friction to the advisor-client relationship.

Human-in-the-loop

Expert support when it matters, not just by default.

RefiDesk is designed to minimize unnecessary meetings while ensuring clients are supported when additional guidance is helpful. When appropriate, experienced student-loan specialists assist clients with next steps, allowing advisors to stay focused on planning and relationships.

Built by the team that helped shape student loan fintech from the beginning.

Now focused on supporting financial advisors with the same institutional-grade technology used by the industry's biggest players.

Architecting the fintech landscape

Since 2010, our team at Sharp Notions has been the technical powerhouse behind some of the most recognizable names in finance. We helped architect core platforms for unicorns like Earnest and Chime, building systems that process billions in transaction volume.

We didn't just watch the fintech industry grow; we wrote the code that powers it.

A union of deep expertise

RefiDesk brings together this elite engineering pedigree with proven advisory leadership. Co-founder Geoff Urquhart previously built GradFin, a platform that guided tens of thousands of borrowers through complex repayment decisions before its acquisition by a major financial institution.

We combined these pioneers to build RefiDesk because we knew exactly where the gaps were for advisors.

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Core Infrastructure Expertise

  • Student loan origination & refinancing
  • Banking & payments infrastructure
  • Advisor-facing financial dashboards
  • Large-scale consumer lending systems

Frequently Asked Questions

RefiDesk is an advisor-focused platform that helps clients navigate important student loan decisions in a clear, efficient way, with expert support available when appropriate.

RefiDesk is built for financial advisors who want to support clients with student loan decisions without taking on operational complexity, specialized expertise, or unnecessary meetings.

RefiDesk supports client decision-making related to Federal repayment and forgiveness considerations (including PSLF), Student loan refinancing, and In-school private student loans. Not every client follows the same path, and in some cases no action is recommended.

No. RefiDesk is designed to support informed decision-making. Different clients have different goals, timelines, and circumstances.

No. RefiDesk is designed so advisors can remain focused on planning and relationships while complexity is handled through the platform and supporting specialists.

No. RefiDesk minimizes unnecessary meetings. Expert support is available when additional guidance is helpful, but not every client requires a call.

When appropriate, experienced student loan specialists assist clients with next steps. Advisors remain at the center of the client relationship throughout the process.

No. RefiDesk is independent and bank-agnostic.

Yes. There is no cost for advisors to use RefiDesk.

RefiDesk gives advisors a simple way to support student loan decisions with expert help available, without the meetings or complexity.