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Re:US Household Debt Surpasses 2008 High by callalex on Wednesday May 17, 2017 @11:40PM (#14364662)
That's the standard rate for the "federal non subsidized stafford loan"
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Re:US Household Debt Surpasses 2008 High by thatwebdude on Thursday May 18, 2017 @10:58AM (#14367759)
For a specific bracket (time attended, and level of education). Most undergrads are facings rates half of that.

Can you refinance?

https://www.edvisors.com/college-loans/federal/stafford/inte...

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Re:US Household Debt Surpasses 2008 High by Teknoman117 on Thursday May 18, 2017 @02:34PM (#14369804)
I've been looking into it. Wanted to wait until I held my current job for a year so that I could get a better interest rate.
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