Student loan interest rates remain fairly stable, but federal rates are likely to change in the second half of the year ...

At-a-Glance ✅ Payments still due and loan servicers remain open, collection activity will still happen.✅ IDR applications will still be processed.✅ Pell Grants and Direct Loans will continue to be ...

The "One Big, Beautiful Bill" created a new repayment plan starting in 2026 that will reduce the amount of loans some ...

Tammy Trevino wasn’t sure whether to borrow a federal student loan or a private student loan for her daughter’s education. Then she learned federal loans come with an origination fee that private ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The government shut down on October 1. Student-loan borrowers are still required to make payments during a shutdown. Negotiations ...

When I started at the Department of Education in the 1990s, student loans were a popular middle-class benefit. College affordability or student loan debt were rarely front-page news. Our dingy offices ...

The U.S. Department of Education has extended the pandemic-era pause on collection efforts of defaulted student loan borrowers once more.

State-based nonprofit student loan lenders can be a good option for borrowers who have reached their federal loan limit and still need financing. Nonprofit lenders often offer lower rates and ...

Already diminished by cuts by the Trump administration, the U.S. Education Department will see more of its work come to a halt due to the government shutdown. The department says many of its core ...

The average student loan borrower aged 35 to 49 years has struggled with payments and is delinquent or in default.