…  student loans can avoid the rate hike if they apply to consolidate their student loans by June 30. “Student loan consolidation is …  go into effect on July 1, 2006 for Federal Stafford and PLUS Loans first issued on or after July 1, 1998 and on or before June 30, …

…  life of their loans in a 20-year period. Students who consolidate while in their grace period and prior to July 1 may receive a fixed …  an 8.25 percent cap. Parents who have used the Federal PLUS program, the parent loan for undergraduate students, are facing the same …

…  pay for that college education. If you’ve got college loans, the magic date is July 1 — when the interest rates are set to rise significantly. Experts advise students and parents to consolidate their loans before then to lock in the current low rates. “The …  for the Parent Loans for Undergraduate Students, or PLUS loans, will rise to a fixed 8.5 percent from the current 6.1 …

…  going up this year, such as the federal Stafford and the Plus Parent federal loans. If you’re already out of school and still paying, you should know that you can consolidate your loans, but you can only do it once and one time …

…  loans and Parent Loans for Undergraduate Students, or PLUS loans. Financial aid experts expect interest rates, pegged to increases in …  1. Yikes! Don’t want to pay the new rates? You need to consolidate your loans by June 30. By consolidating, you (or your parents) …

…  rushed to take advantage of a loophole allowing them to consolidate their student loans before they graduated and lock in the lowest …  points up from 4.7 percent. The rate parents pay on PLUS loans, now at 6.1 percent, is also expected to rise by as much as 2 …

…  loan rates were projected to be as high as 7.16 pct. and PLUS (parent) loan rates as high as 7.96 pct. These rates could now spike even …  loans — nobody should be in doubt that now is the time to consolidate and lock in major savings,” said Mark Brenner, vice chairman of …

…  percent out of school. Parents are paying 6.1 percent on PLUS loans. Those rates adjust every year and on July 1, they are expected …  rate based on the weighted average rate of the loans being consolidated. The best deals are available to students who consolidate within …

…  interest rates in four decades. Now those who haven’t consolidated their loans under the federal student-loan program are being urged …  only borrowers out of school can consolidate loans. PLUS loans These Parent Loans for Undergraduate Students — or PLUS loans – …

…  interest rates in four decades. Now those who haven’t consolidated their loans under the federal student-loan program are being urged …  only borrowers out of school can consolidate loans. nPLUS loans. These Parent Loans for Undergraduate Students — or PLUS loans – …