US Cuts Student Loan Rates

The Trump administration announced on Thursday that it will offer federal student loan borrowers who sign up for autopay a 1-percentage-point reduction on their interest rate, starting July 1 .

Borrowers on autopay currently have access to a 0.25-percentage-point discount.

Federal student loan holders who aren't already enrolled in autopay have until Sept.

30 to do so, if they want to benefit from the lower interest rate.

The discount will last through June 30, 2028.

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