College loan debt plagues Valley students

http://www.vindy.com/news/2008/aug/13/c ... -students/

Published:Wednesday, August 13, 2008

By ASHLEY LUTHERN

[quote]YOUNGSTOWN — After signing on the dotted line, Lauren Linville realized that she had agreed to an interest rate on her student loan that was more than double what she thought she would have to pay.

“There were low rates advertised at about 5 percent, but when I didn’t have a co-signer on the loan, the rates shot up to 12 percent,â€