…  is timely. Lenders are bombarding graduates with offers to consolidate student loans. Those considering consolidation might want to make that decision this month. The federal government has announced that as of July 1, students and parents with …

…  much of your mail will come from lenders, urging you to consolidate your student loans. Loan consolidation pitches aren’t new. For …  rule. That rule required borrowers who had all their federal student loans with one lender and wanted to consolidate to use that …

…  Lenders now are bombarding graduates with offers to consolidate their student loans. And for those considering consolidation, you might want to make that decision before July. The federal government recently announced that as of July 1, the interest rate for …

…  rates on federally backed loans for college students are set to edge higher on July 1, a …  a student may be offered a Stafford loan directly from the government, or may take out a government-guaranteed Stafford made by banks and …  after graduation, College Loan Corp. said. Graduates who consolidate during the grace period receive a 0.60 percentage point reduction, …

…  rates on federally backed loans for college students are set to edge higher on July 1, a …  school, a student may be offered a Stafford loan from the government, or may take out a government-guaranteed Stafford made by banks and …  after graduation, College Loan Corp. said. Those who consolidate in the grace period receive a 0.60 percentage point reduction, …

…  for a loan first? A: That one’s easy: Uncle Sam. The federal government helps students borrow in several ways: through direct loans, …  and books), and one advantage for parents is they can consolidate these loans later. But there are big downsides for parents, too. …

…  think through their choices. One is consolidating their federally backed loans. This decision should be made before July 1. …  to 30 years, depending on the debt amount. You can consolidate your federal loans only once, unless you have new loans that were …

…  is the student loan industry as you consider whether to consolidate your federal student loans. For those who have never done it, it’s a question …

…  only to undergraduate subsidized loans and undergraduate Federal Direct Stafford loans, not to loans for graduate degrees. “The …  the one-time fee that lenders pay the government to consolidate a borrower’s loans or to create a new loan. Young did not say …

…  from Vanderbilt University in 2004, he applied to consolidate $44,000 in student loans. With interest rates then at record lows, …  discovered that $27,000 of his loans weren’t eligible for federal loan consolidation because they were private student loans. The rates …