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The best rates you can get are almost always with federal student loans.

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Personal Finance, Loans, Student Loans, interest, private student loan, Federal student loan, IRS, Personal Finance Insider, PFI-XAMP, TOC-jump-to, PFI Reference
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How student loan interest works and where to get the best rate