The Education Department announced a long-delayed expansion of a key repayment plan for student loans this week, paving the ...

The IBR forgiveness pause leaves some borrowers at risk of a tax bill if it extends into 2026. Borrowers who filled out their IDR application before March 2025 may need to reapply. The public has ...

Millions of SAVE borrowers seeking forgiveness have been encouraged to move their loans to an Income-Based Repayment plan-- especially since their loans will start accruing interest in about a week.

The Department of Education has quietly suspended student loan forgiveness under the Income-Based Repayment plan, leaving borrowers who have made payments for decades in limbo. The suspension affects ...

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 04: U.S. President Donald Trump, joined by Republican lawmakers, signs the One, Big Beautiful Bill Act into law on the South Lawn of the White House on July 04, 2025 in ...

Starting today, student loan balances for borrowers enrolled in the Saving for a Valuable Education repayment plan will grow again. The SAVE plan was paused last year due to ongoing lawsuits, and its ...

Millions of people with student loans who are enrolled in a popular repayment plan are now in limbo, with the Department of Education saying it has temporarily paused forgiveness for borrowers in its ...

About two-thirds of this year's crop of college graduates will be leaving their campuses with student debt. This is not good news for the grads, who face an unwelcoming job market. The unemployment ...

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