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Elfi's Graduate Student Loans have a fixed APR of 2.99% , unchanged from 7 and 30 days ago. The Undergraduate Student Loans fixed rate is also 2.99% , steady from 7 and 60 days ago. Variable rates for both Graduate and Undergraduate loans remain at 6.75% , with no change from 7, 30, or 60 days ago. Together's Graduate Fixed Rate Loan has an APR range of 2.99% to 12.99% , unchanged from 60 days ago. The Undergraduate Fixed Rate Loan ranges from 3.24% to 13.24% , also steady from 60 and 90 days ago.
Custom–Choice's Fixed Student Loan has an APR range of 3.35% to 17.17% , unchanged from 7, 30, 60, and 90 days ago. The Variable Student Loan's APR range is 3.65% to 17.64% , up from 30, 60, and 90 days ago but unchanged from 7 and 30 days ago. University's Fixed Rate Loan Solution with APRs ranging from 4.74% to 14.74% , unchanged from 7 and 30 days ago. The Variable Rate Line of Credit Solution has rates between 5% and 15% , also steady compared to the past week and month. For refinancing, fixed rates start at 4.24% and variable rates begin at 5.49% .
Digital has Variable Rate Student Loans with APRs from 6.25% to 12.5% and Fixed Rate Student Refinance Loans ranging from 4.75% to 10.5% . These rates are unchanged from 7 and 30 days ago. Both loan types show steady APR ranges over the past two months. Affinity Plus has an Undergraduate Line of Credit (fixed) with an APR of 6.49% , unchanged from 7, 30, and 60 days ago but down from 6.99% 90 days ago. The Graduate Line of Credit (fixed) is 7.99% , steady from 7, 30, and 60 days ago and lower than 8.1% 90 days ago.
Citizens Equity First's Private Student Loan (Variable Rate) has an APR of 7.5% , unchanged from 7 and 30 days ago as well as 60 days ago. The rate has stayed steady over this period. Dupaco Community's student loans with variable rates ranging from 7.5% to 9.75% and fixed rates from 7.77% to 10.02% . Both the variable and fixed rates are unchanged from 30 and 60 days ago. Nasa's Deferred Repayment Line of Credit (variable) has an APR range of 7.75% to 18% today, unchanged from 7 and 30 days ago. There is no data for 30 days or longer periods.
Baxter's Undergraduate Student Loan fixed rate is 8.1% APR, unchanged from 7 and 30 days ago. The variable rate for the same loan type is 8.25% APR, also unchanged from 7 and 30 days ago.
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