Private student loans are always a touchy subject. There’s a camp of people that think private student loans are terrible ...

Preston Cooper at AEI recently published an analysis of the latest federal student loan data, and the results were sobering: 5.5 million borrowers in default, another 3.7 million more than 270 days ...

Learn about student loans, repayment options, and forgiveness programs to manage educational expenses effectively and navigate post-graduation debt.

Thousands of students will be heading off for their first year of university in the coming weeks. For many, managing their student loan will mark their first taste of financial independence. But being ...

If you have student loans, you've likely noticed just how much the rules around forgiveness have changed lately. From the restart of previously paused payments to sweeping overhauls of repayment plans ...

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 03: Education Secretary Linda McMahon testifies before the Senate Appropriations Committee's Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Subcommittee about the proposed ...

In late April 2025, the House Education and Workforce Committee, led by Republican lawmakers, unveiled a comprehensive student loan reform proposal with a significant new income-driven repayment ...

This week, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York published data showing about 9.7 million people are now behind in making scheduled payments on their student loans, representing about $250 billion in ...

Although originally scheduled to start in the summer, the Department of Education is set to resume wage garnishments on Jan. 7 for borrowers who have defaulted on their federal student loans.

The Department of Education (ED) will continue many of its core operations during the Government shutdown with student loan borrowers expected to make payments on their debt and aid still dispersed, ...