Student Loans

From helping student loan borrowers pay off debt and save for retirement to complete forgiveness, 2024 brings some hope for borrowers.

Families must wait longer to see how much student aid they are awarded for the upcoming college spring semester via FAFSA.

Borrowers' current strategy involves a literal "boycott" of repayments, a concerted effort to compel the federal government to annul federal student loan debt.

The Biden Administration announced an additional $5 billion in student loan forgiveness that impacts borrowers using the income-driven repayment (IDR) and Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) plans.

Signing up for financial products your college is offering can sometimes be the worst deal, a recent CFPB report said.

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The Biden administration announced that an additional 74,000 student loan borrowers will have as much as $5 billion of debt canceled in his latest executive action.

Borrowers already enrolled in SAVE who initially took out $12,000 or less for college may have their loans forgiven soon.

The latest private student loan interest rates from the Credible marketplace, updated weekly.

Some student loan borrowers who have not yet resumed paying back their loans admit they are holding off in protest, hoping to pressure the federal government into forgiving their debts.

Student loan payments are off to a difficult start, but the interest tax deduction can help you when you file your taxes.

Student borrowers enrolled in the Saving on Valuable Education (SAVE) plan will have their remaining debts canceled next month as part of a plan announced by President Biden on Friday.

The latest private student loan interest rates from the Credible marketplace, updated weekly.

The Department of Education began its soft launch of the overhauled 2024-25 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA). The 2024-2025 FAFSA form expands eligibility for federal student aid, including Pell Grants, and provides a streamlined user experience.

Due to fewer students in rural communities attending college, the Biden-Harris administration plans to send $44.5 million in funding to 22 rural institutions.

President Joe Biden reiterated on Tuesday that he and his administration wanted to "keep going" on canceling federal student loan debt. He has made similar comments in the past.

The most populated states in the country tend to have the highest student loan balances, while the least populated tend to have the lowest balances.

Student loans have become a burden for many borrowers, post-pandemic. Sixty percent of federal loan borrowers who had payments due in October didn’t make payments until mid-November, according to the Department of Education.

The latest private student loan interest rates from the Credible marketplace, updated weekly.

Millions of student loan borrowers are still not making payments on their debt, according to a new report published by the U.S. Department of Education.