Senator Calls for Lower Federal Student Loan Rates
May 13, 2013
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In her first bill introduced to Congress, Sen. Elizabeth Warren said federal student loan interest rates should be tied to those for the Federal Reserve Board's discount window, which is currently 0.7
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