# best place for a student loan?

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**Created:** [August 4, 2008, 1:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/best-place-for-a-student-loan/52662 "2008-08-04T13:46:00Z")\
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> [@theblue](#):
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> if it’s not a subsidized direct loan then it might as well not be a “student” loan so shop around as you would on anything else.

Yep if you can find an interest rate under 6.8%. Unsubsidized Stafford loans are just payment deferred (not intereste deferred) and fixed at 6.8%.

Subsidizes loans however, you will be able to consolidate at 3.4% in 2011.  
I just closed the window but it was on the internet. Sallie Mae dot com or something.

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