May 6, 2005

Lender Makes Deal With Bookstores

By SILLA BRUSH

Companies that consolidate student loans are racing to do business with as many borrowers as possible before interest rates rise this summer, and one such company has a new marketing tactic: Set up shop at campus bookstores around graduation time so students can not only pick up a cap and a gown but also apply to refinance their loans.

Student Trust, a Maryland-based company that specializes in consolidating federal student loans, has made agreements with college bookstores run by

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