Students Rush to Refinance as Deadline Approaches

But aid officials complain about misleading offers sent by lenders

With the cost of consolidating student loans set to spike on July 1, college students and recent graduates are rushing to refinance their debt, and consolidation companies are scrambling for their business.

In recent weeks, lenders have bombarded borrowers with letters and e-mail messages exhorting them to lock in current interest rates before they rise by nearly two percentage points, to 7.14 percent. At least

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