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Overview of the Maine Educational Loan Authority (MELA) Learn more about the leadership of the Maine Educational Loan Authority Learn more about The Maine Loan(R) and apply online Learn more about The Maine Medical Loan(SM) and apply online Apply online for The Maine Loan(R) or The Maine Medical Loan(SM) Learn more about the MELA Private Conslidation Loan(SM) Latest press releases from the Maine Educational Loan Authority (MELA) Read the Maine Educational Loan Authority's annual report MELA Rules Links to other helpful online resources Frequently Asked Questions Go to MELA.net homepage


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The Maine Loan® was recently redesigned to offer a faster online application process and additional borrower benefits. MELA is pleased to inform you that effective for loans disbursed on or after June 1, 2006, the new variable interest rate for The Maine Loan is 6.63%. This is a favorable rate, given the current interest rate environment, which is great news for students and their families.


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The Maine Medical Loansm has a low variable interest rate of 6.84% while the student is in school, grace, or deferment, and 7.09% while in repayment. These interest rates are set annually and are effective June 1, 2006 through May 31, 2007. The Maine Medical Loan also expanded its scope of eligible medical degrees beyond MD and DO to include dentistry, veterinary medicine, chiropractic and others.

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The MELA Private Consolidation Loansm was recently introduced as a new MELA loan product designed to enable borrowers to consolidate qualified alternative education loans at a lower interest rate. Effective June 1, 2006 and continuing through May 31, 2007, the variable interest rate is 7.33%.





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