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4 Steps to Make the Most of Your Student Loans
San Mateo, CA (PRWEB) July 20, 2006 -- Now that this year's cap-tossing and graduation parties are in the memory banks, the reality of paying for that higher education is setting in -- but students still have options to choose the best way to handle college and graduate school debt.
"Most Americans with student loan debt saw a flood of news articles encouraging borrowers to consolidate their loans before government loans underwent their annual interest-rate increase on July 1," said Brad Stroh, chair of Bills.com, who noted that because of the rising U.S. interest rate environment and a government-mandated reset of rates on student loans, rates on federal student loan debt increased by a substantial 1.84 percent on July 1. "Now that student loan rates are no longer at the 3 percent interest rates they hit during the economy's slowest days, it pays even more to be savvy about borrowing for school or returning to school."
According to FinAid, two-thirds of college students borrow to pay for school, with an average loan debt of nearly $20,000.
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Hours Remain for Borrowers to Lock in a Low Interest Rate Through ...
RESTON, Va., June 29 /PRNewswire/ -- In a matter of hours, on July 1, interest rates on most federally guaranteed student loans will jump by nearly 2 full percentage points. To avoid the rate increase, borrowers must submit their Federal Consolidation Loan application by midnight on Friday, June 30, 2006.
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To respond to last-minute requests from borrowers seeking to lock in today's interest rates through student loan consolidation, Sallie Mae will divert all available customer service personnel to focus on helping individuals with consolidation-related issues.
"By redirecting all available resources in the final hours of this unusual interest rate environment, we will help our borrowers receive the best possible service and the lowest possible rate when they consolidate their loans," said Keith D'Ambra, senior vice president of loan consolidation, Sallie Mae.