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%.
These loans are fixed rate Direct unsubsidized loans. Each year, under federal law, Congress sets the interest rate on federal student loans with an effective date of July 1. The current interest rate for Direct Unsubsidized Loans for graduate students from July 1, 2016 â June 30, 2017 is 5.31%. Fees: When you borrow a Stafford Loan, the federal government charges an origination fee of 1.069% of the disbursed loan amount. The fee amount is deducted from the amount that you borrow.