Reports: Senators Reach Deal On Student Loans

Senators have reached a bipartisan deal to restore lower interest rates on students loans late Wednesday evening, according to multiple reports.

From The Associated Press:

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Heading off a costly rate increase for returning college students, a bipartisan group of senators reached a deal Wednesday that would offer students better rates this fall but perhaps assign higher rates in coming years.

The deal would offer students lower interest rates through the 2015 academic year but then rates were expected to climb above where they were when students left campus this spring. Undergraduates could face rates as high as 8.25 percent, while graduate students would see rates as high as 9.5 percent and parents' rates would top out at 10.5 percent.

From NBC News Capitol Hill Correspondent:

Just In: Deal to avoid student loan interest rate jump reached in senate, sources say @KellyO

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Just In: Deal to avoid student loan interest rate jump reached in senate, sources say @KellyO

More on Student Loans: framework of rates fix deal in place. Senators still negotiating lots of complicated details in package.

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More on Student Loans: framework of rates fix deal in place. Senators still negotiating lots of complicated details in package.

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