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Access Group Offers Students Ability to Apply for Consolidation ...

WILMINGTON, Del., June 26 /PRNewswire/ -- With the July 1 interest rate increase looming on the horizon and students rushing to consolidate their eligible federal student loans, Access Group, the nonprofit graduate loan specialist, reminds borrowers that they can apply for a consolidation loan online or by phone 24 hours a day, seven days a week between now and midnight Hawaiian Standard Time on June 30. Borrowers who want to consolidate their loans with Access Group can go to http://www.FederalConsolidation.Org or call 866-241-5769. Borrowers who have already applied and want to check the status of their application can call 888-250-6401.

According to Daniel R. Lau, Access Group's CEO, "As the deadline approaches, we want to give borrowers every opportunity to save money on their loans, which is consistent with Access Group's mission: to provide affordable education financing to the broadest range of eligible students."

Based on Department of Education guidelines, lenders are able to use the current lower interest rates when calculating the fixed interest rate for a Federal Consolidation Loan, provided the borrower's application is received by the lender before July 1, 2006.

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Students rushing to meet loan deadline

Students and graduates are running out of time if they want to refinance college loans before an interest rate hike this weekend.The federal government adjusts interest rates on its student loans each July 1 based on a formula tied to the yield on short-term Treasury bills.If loans are consolidated before the Friday at midnight deadline, the interest rates will remain fixed.A consolidation loan allows students to combine their federal loans into a single loan with one monthly payment.The variable rate on a common Stafford loan dipped to as low as 2.77 percent for students in the 2004-2005 school year and 3.37 percent for graduates already making repayments. Those rates rose last year to 4.7 percent for students and 5.3 percent for graduates.On Saturday, the rates will shoot up to 6.8 percent for students and 7.14 percent for graduates.

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