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Current APR Rate

3.29% – 8.89% APR*

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Undergraduate

Current APR Rate

3.29% – 8.89% APR*

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*The Annual Percentage Rate (APR) is designed to help consumers understand the relative cost of a loan and reflects MEFA’s current underwriting criteria, loan rates, and deferment period assumptions. MEFA’s lowest rates are only available to the most creditworthy applicants.

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