Checklist: Student Loan Deadline

Things to do this weekend with your money: A key financial deadline is looming, which makes this a good weekend to do some planning ahead.

4 If you have student loans and are considering a consolidation loan to reduce your payments, you may want to act fast. Rates on some consolidation loans are scheduled to rise more than 1 percentage point July 1. For more information, contact student lenders Nellie Mae at (800) FOR TUITION or Sallie Mae at (888) 2 SALLIE and read the Bankrate.com story at https://www.bankrate.com/brm/news/sav/20000621.asp.