The following is a record of each ratified amendment and the states and dates that led to the ratification. The Constitutional Timeline and the Ratification Grid may also be of interest.
Federal Direct Student Loan. 2016â2017 Interest Rates. For Federal Direct Student Loans with a first disbursement date between July 1, 2016 and June 30, 2017, the following rates are fixed for the life of the loan: Direct Subsidized Loans and Direct Unsubsidized. Loans for Undergraduate Students 3.76%.
For the 2011 school year, new Stafford loans came with interest rates of 6.8 percent. This type of loan is the most common type of federal student loan. If your Stafford loan is subsidized rather than unsubsidized, it does not begin accruing interest until after you leave school.