When people refer to Stafford Loans, they generally mean federal Direct Subsidized and Unsubsidized Loans Kelly Larsen is an editor at Buy Side and expert on home buying, saving for retirement and ...

“Last year, with a tremendous push from students across the country, we successfully postponed the interest rate from increasing,” Courtney said. “Unfortunately, we are again staring down a July 1 ...

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 ...

WASHINGTON – The days of fixed-rate student loans could be coming to a close, with House Republicans on Thursday advancing a proposal that would link rates to financial markets. The GOP-led House ...

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 Congressional Budget Office estimates Stafford loan rates would increase under the proposal to 5 percent in 2014, and 7.7 percent in 2023. U.S. Rep. Todd Rokita, R-Indianapolis, a Munster native ...

WASHINGTON -- House lawmakers on Thursday approved legislation that links student loan rates to the ups and downs of the financial markets despite a veto threat from President Barack Obama. The ...

ollege costs keep spiraling upward, and now the cost of borrowing to pay for higher education is about to spike, too. Students, and their parents, have taken comfort in a half-decade of ultra-cheap ...

Eight senators have reached a tentative deal on student loan rates, which doubled on July 1 when lawmakers couldn't reach a deal. The rates will now be tied to interest rates on 10-year Treasury bonds ...

WASHINGTON - Dismissing a veto threat from President Obama, lawmakers in the House passed legislation that links student loan rates to the ups and downs of the financial markets in a vote largely ...