{"podcast":{"title":"The College Investor Audio Show","slug":"the-college-investor-audio-show-414113","podcast_index_feed_id":414113,"rss_url":"https://feeds.captivate.fm/the-college-investor/","website_url":"https://thecollegeinvestor.com","image_url":"https://artwork.captivate.fm/f3c20c77-1ea5-4d2e-a65a-e87b0a5c9f68/college-investor-podcast-cover-c1.png","author":"The College Investor","episode_count":1036,"summary":"The College Investor podcast is a daily audio show that's dedicated to bringing you the best of TheCollegeInvestor.com. We discuss a variety of topics, all relating to millennial money - including student loan debt, investing, earning more money, and more! Robert Farrington, the founder of The College Investor and a Millennial Money Expert, shares how to get out of student loan debt so that you can start investing and building wealth for the future. Instead of cutting expenses and living a frugal life, he advocates side hustling and entrepreneurship to earn extra money to achieve your financial goals.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-30T20:18:09.903988+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-college-investor-audio-show-414113"},"episode":{"title":"Federal Student Loan Rates Set To Rise For The 2026-27 School Year","slug":"federal-student-loan-rates-set-to-rise-for-the-2026-27-school-year","published_at":"2026-05-20T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-college-investor-audio-show-414113/federal-student-loan-rates-set-to-rise-for-the-2026-27-school-year","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-college-investor-audio-show-414113","url":"https://thecollegeinvestor.com/80477/federal-student-loan-rates-set-to-rise-for-the-2026-27-school-year/","audio_url":"https://episodes.captivate.fm/episode/b1a9994e-242b-4358-8e86-3e0764d420a6.mp3","summary":"Federal student loan interest rates are heading higher for the 2026-27 academic year, following Monday's May 10-year Treasury Note auction (PDF File). Undergraduate Stafford Loans will carry a 6.52% fixed rate, up from 6.392% a year earlier, with graduate and PLUS borrowers seeing similar increases of roughly 13 basis points. The new rates apply to federal student loans disbursed on or after July 1, 2026, and remain fixed for the life of the loan.","meta_description":"Federal student loan interest rates are heading higher for the 2026-27 academic year, following Monday's May 10-year Treasury Note auction (PDF File). Und…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":261,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-college-investor-audio-show-414113/episodes/federal-student-loan-rates-set-to-rise-for-the-2026-27-school-year/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-college-investor-audio-show-414113/federal-student-loan-rates-set-to-rise-for-the-2026-27-school-year.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}