Current FFELP Loan Interest Rates

July 1, 2007

The following fixed interest rates are applicable to new Stafford and PLUS loans disbursed on or after July 1, 2006.

Graduate Stafford loans disbursed on or after 7/1/06 6.8%
Undergraduate Unsubsidized Stafford loans disbursed on or after 7/1/06 6.8%
Undergraduate Subsidized Stafford loans disbursed on or after 7/1/06 6.8%
Undergraduate Subsidized Stafford loans disbursed on or after 7/1/08 6.0%
Undergraduate Subsidized Stafford loans disbursed on or after 7/1/09 5.6%
Undergraduate Subsidized Stafford loans disbursed on or after 7/1/10 4.5%
Undergraduate Subsidized Stafford loans disbursed on or after 7/1/11 3.4%
Undergraduate Subsidized Stafford loans disbursed on or after 7/1/12 6.8%
PLUS loans disbursed on or after 7/1/06 8.5%

The following variable interest rates are applicable to Stafford and PLUS loans disbursed prior to July 1, 2006 and are determined using an applicable Treasury rate plus a factor established by law. For the period beginning July 1, 2007 through June 30, 2008, the Treasury rates to be used in calculating your variable student loan interest rates are:

  •  191 Day T-Bill = 4.92%
  •  2Weekly average of the one-year constant maturity Treasury (CMT) yield for the last calendar week ending on or before 6/26/07
  •  3The average of the bond-equivalent rate established for 91-day Tbills auctioned for the quarter ending 6/30/07
Stafford Loans:
Affected Loans Interest Rate Calculation 7/1/07 - 6/30/08 Rate
Stafford loans made on or after 7/1/98, during school, grace, and deferment periods, but prior to 7/1/06.1 4.92 + 1.70 = 6.62%
Stafford loans made on or after 7/1/98, during repayment and forbearance periods, but prior to 7/1/06.1 4.92 + 2.30 = 7.22%
Stafford loans made 7/1/95 - 6/30/98, during school, grace, and deferment periods.1 4.92 + 2.50 = 7.42%
Stafford loans made 7/1/95 - 6/30/98, during repayment and forbearance periods.1 4.92 + 3.10 = 8.02%
Stafford loans made 7/1/94 - 6/30/95, all loans disbursed.1 4.92 + 3.10 = 8.02%
Stafford loans made 10/1/92 - 6/30/94, to new borrowers.1 4.92 + 3.10 = 8.02%
For questions about interest rates for Stafford loans made prior to 10/1/92, please contact Customer Service at 1-888-486-4722.

PLUS Loans:
Affected Loans Interest Rate Calculation 7/1/07 - 6/30/08 Rate
PLUS loans made on or after 7/1/98, but prior to 7/1/06.2 4.92 + 3.10 = 8.02%
PLUS loans made on or after 10/1/92 but prior to 7/1/98.2 4.95 + 3.10 = 8.05%
PLUS loans made on or after 7/1/87 but prior to 10/1/92.2 4.95 + 3.25 = 8.20%

SLS Loans:
Affected Loans Interest Rate Calculation 7/1/06 - 6/30/07 Rate
SLS loans made on or after 10/1/92 but prior to 7/1/94.2 4.95 + 3.10 = 8.05%
SLS loans made on or after 7/1/87 but prior to 10/1/92.2 4.95 + 3.25 = 8.20%

Consolidation Loans:
Calculating Weighted Average Interest Rates for Consolidation Loans
  1. Outstanding principal balance (OPB) of all eligible loans to be consolidated x current interest rate = yearly interest amount (YIA) (this is calculated for every loan the borrower is adding to the consolidation)
  2. Total YIA/Total OPB = Weighted Interest Rate (WIR) (in decimal format)
  3. Decimal is converted to a percent (out 3 places)
  4. WIR is rounded up to the nearest 1/8th of 1% (this is the consolidation rate)

    *The HEAL portion of Consolidation loans: A variable rate loan for applications received by the lender on or after 11/13/97.
    The current rate on the HEAL is 7.90% for loan period 7/1/07-6/30/08.3