As getting a college degree gets more expensive by the year, more and more students are relying on federal student loans to keep the dream alive. And when you get your award letter you might see ...

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Interest rates on subsidized Stafford Loans are set to double July 1, 2013. June 3, 2013— -- You've heard vague mentions of interest rates doubling on some student loans and it makes your stomach ...

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U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer today said he would push to extend the 3.4% rate of federally-subsidized Stafford student loans. The interest rates on federally-subsidized Stafford loans is scheduled ...

The proposed budget bill would shrink the amount of federal student loans and the variety of loans a college student can take out. About 15% of borrowers are currently capped on student loans, and ...