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The new interest rates on federal student loans for 2026-27 school year are set to rise slightly.The interest rates on federal student loans are fixed interest rates for the life of the loan. New interest rates apply to loans disbursed between July 1 and June 30.The interest rates are based on the high yield of the last 10-year Treasury Note auction in May, which was on May 12, 2026.The interest rates on the 10-year Treasury Note are influenced by a short-term interest rate called the Federal Funds Rate, which is set by the Federal Reserve Board. The Federal Reserve Board…

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Student loan rates have dropped as lenders have begun their competition going into the peak in-school lending season. As of May 12, 2026, private student loan lenders are offering fixed rates as low as 2.59% APR and variable rates starting as low as 3.03% APR, depending on credit profile, degree program, and repayment term.College Ave Student Loans currently offers the lowest fixed rate loan available. Student Choice is currently offering the lowest variable rate student loan available.While federal student loan rates are set annually by Congress, private lenders continue to adjust based on market conditions and Treasury yields. Staying current…

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Federal student loan interest rates are heading higher for the 2026-27 academic year, following Monday’s May 10-year Treasury Note auction (PDF File). Undergraduate Stafford Loans will carry a 6.52% fixed rate, up from 6.392% a year earlier, with graduate and PLUS borrowers seeing similar increases of roughly 13 basis points.The new rates apply to federal student loans disbursed on or after July 1, 2026, and remain fixed for the life of the loan. Would you like to save this?We’ll email this article to you, so you can come back to it later! I agree to be sent email. The New Rates…

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South Carolina’s Commission on Higher Education came up $25 million short on the money it needs to pay colleges for state-sponsored scholarships already awarded for the 2025-26 school year, according to reports from the South Carolina Daily Gazette. This miscalculation that lands less than three years after the same agency was caught sitting on a $152 million surplus. By The Numbers$301.9 million: What the agency projected it would need for LIFE, Palmetto Fellows, and SC HOPE scholarships this school year.$330 million: What it actually needed to pay colleges based on what it awarded.$25 million: The remaining gap after accounting for a $2.6 million…

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Please enable JavaScript if it is disabled in your browser or access the information through the links provided below. May 12, 2026 Federal Reserve Board announces termination of enforcement actions with F & M Holding Company, Inc. and Thread Bancorp, Inc. For release at 11:00 a.m. EDT The Federal Reserve Board on Tuesday announced the termination of the enforcement actions listed below: F & M Holding Company, Inc., Manchester, Georgia Written Agreement dated May 31, 2011 (PDF) Terminated May 6, 2026 Thread Bancorp, Inc., Rogersville, Tennessee (formerly known as Volunteer Bancorp, Inc.) …

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