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Federal student loan interest rate could double
Low-rate loan law expires July 1
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A college education, for most, is a pricey investment. And as of July 1, it could get even costlier. In 2007, Congress approved a law lowering the interest rates on subsidized Stafford loans from 6.8 percent to 3.4 percent to entice more students to go to college.