A look ahead at the federal policies taking effect in 2026 that will shape how students and families pay for college.

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

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

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, ...