Private student loan rates change more often and can be fixed or variable. Rates are based on lender preferences, personal ...

Starting in 2026, families can borrow less through federal Parent PLUS loans. See how to plan ahead and explore alternatives to cover college costs.

A Direct Student Loan is another name for a federally issued student loan in the United States. If you borrowed money from ...

Trump's Department of Education is kicking off the second week of negotiations on its student-loan repayment changes and new ...

The first step is to create a budget and identify any gaps. Once award letters start arriving, map out the full cost of attendance at each school. That means accounting for tuition and fees, books and ...

The Trump administration has decided to cancel the PSLF program for organizations that support terrorism, illegal immigration ...

In 2025, the average credit score for Gen Z borrowers fell to 676, well below the national average of 715, according to a FICO report.

Advocates are ecstatic after the Trump administration agreed to a student loan forgiveness deal that will allow millions of borrowers to see relief, a rare happy break for a group that has found few ...

Millions of student loan borrowers can breathe a sigh of relief now that the Department of Education has agreed to restart some major loan forgiveness programs. The White House said this week it will ...

Millions of student loan borrowers will see the “light at the end of the tunnel” after the Trump administration agreed to reinstate loan forgiveness plans it had partially blocked following a court ...

In a significant win for student loan borrowers, the Trump administration has agreed to a court-supervised plan that will speed up debt cancellation under income-driven repayment programs and protect ...