News Releases. 1  Department of Health Selects Vendor for Medical Marijuana âSeed-to-Saleâ Tracking System. 2  Department of Health Seeking Two Individuals Who May Have Been Bitten by Possible Rabid Ferret near Hustontown, Fulton County.
The Stafford loan program offers subsidized low interest student loans to qualifying applicants. The interest rates for the 2011 â 2012 school year are currently as low as 3.4%. The Stafford program also offers unsubsidized loans depending on the students needs. These unsubsidized loans are currently offering fixed interest rates of 6.8%.
Some credit card loans are secured by real estate, and can be as low as 6 to 12% in the U.S. (2005). Typical credit cards have interest rates between 7 and 36% in the U.S., depending largely upon the bank's risk evaluation methods and the borrower's credit history. Brazil has much higher interest rates, about 50% over that of most developing countries, which average about 200% (Economist, May 2006).