Students seek to stop loan interest rate hike
Millions of college students could be in for a shock this summer. The interest rate on a popular federally subsidized student loan doubles in July unless Congress acts. College students on Tuesday are...
View ArticleSchumer fighting student loan rate hike
Legislators are launching a last-minute push to stop federally subsidized Stafford student loan rates from doubling from 3.4 percent to 6.8 percent in July, adding thousands of dollars to the amount...
View ArticleSenate Dems ready bill freezing student loan costs
President Barack Obama is playing politics with his push to prevent interest rates on federal student loans from increasing in an election-year effort to embarrass Republicans, the Senate’s GOP leader...
View ArticleSenate turns to partisan fight over student loans
The Senate is the newest arena in the election-year face-off over federal student loans, and both sides are starting out by pounding away at each other. With Congress returning from a weeklong spring...
View ArticleSenate heads toward showdown on student loans
The Senate is steaming toward a showdown on a Democratic proposal to keep student loan interest rates from doubling for 7.4 million students. In a measure of how the upcoming election is driving work...
View ArticleSchumer: Block hike in Stafford student loan rate
U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer said Wednesday the rate on the federally-subsidized Stafford loans will jump from 3.4 to 6.8 percent unless Congress takes action.
View ArticleHouse to vote on variable rate student loans
Supported by Republicans, the bill would avoid a rate increase for students with new subsidized Stafford loans if lawmakers pass it, as expected, on Thursday.
View ArticleObama drawing attention to student loan debate
The government's subsidized student loan program is back on the White House agenda one month before a scheduled interest rate increase.
View ArticleSenate takes up fixes to student loan rates
Senators on Thursday are considering competing versions of legislation that would keep interest rates low for some college students — at least for now.
View ArticleStudent loan rates double without Congress’ action
Subsidized Stafford loans, which account for roughly a quarter of all direct federal borrowing, went from 3.4 percent interest to 6.8 percent interest on Monday.
View ArticleImmigration, student loans top Congress’ agenda
Congress returns this week to potentially incendiary fights over nominations, student loans, the farm bill and immigration reform.
View ArticleHouse approves lower rates on student loans
A bipartisan bill that would reduce the costs of borrowing for millions of students passed the House on Wednesday and was heading to President Barack Obama for his signature.
View ArticleObama to sign student loan bill Friday
The White House says President Barack Obama will sign a bill Friday to lower the costs of borrowing for millions of students.
View ArticleObama to sign student loan deal
Rates on new subsidized Stafford loans doubled to 6.8 percent July 1 because Congress could not agree on a way to keep them at the previous 3.4 percent rate.
View ArticleSenate heads toward showdown on student loans
The Senate is steaming toward a showdown on a Democratic proposal to keep student loan interest rates from doubling for 7.4 million students. In a measure of how the upcoming election is driving work...
View ArticleSchumer: Block hike in Stafford student loan rate
U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer said Wednesday the rate on the federally-subsidized Stafford loans will jump from 3.4 to 6.8 percent unless Congress takes action.
View ArticleHouse to vote on variable rate student loans
Supported by Republicans, the bill would avoid a rate increase for students with new subsidized Stafford loans if lawmakers pass it, as expected, on Thursday.
View ArticleObama drawing attention to student loan debate
The government's subsidized student loan program is back on the White House agenda one month before a scheduled interest rate increase.
View ArticleSenate takes up fixes to student loan rates
Senators on Thursday are considering competing versions of legislation that would keep interest rates low for some college students — at least for now.
View ArticleStudent loan rates double without Congress’ action
Subsidized Stafford loans, which account for roughly a quarter of all direct federal borrowing, went from 3.4 percent interest to 6.8 percent interest on Monday.
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