If enacted, these reforms could cut off access to affordable payments, eliminate student loan forgiveness, and trap people in ...

Key Points ・The SOAR Act, backed by Democratic senators, seeks to protect and expand the SAVE income-driven repayment plan.

For many student loan borrowers, income-driven repayment (IDR) plans can make monthly payments much more manageable. Rather ...

It’s too early to know how the changes will impact borrowers, but the announcement will come amid confusion surrounding ...

The Education Department announced public hearings to discuss streamlining Public Service Loan Forgiveness and income-driven repayment.

Preparing for higher education is an important investment in your future. For many people, however, the cost of teaching, ...

Many student loan borrowers are experiencing challenges on their timeline to debt forgiveness. Here's what they can do to ...

Democrats propose the SOAR Act to protect income-driven repayment benefits after the SAVE Plan was blocked. Here’s what the ...

The Education Department reopened the application for all income-driven repayment (IDR) plans on Mar. 26, after a month-long suspension that blocked federal student loan borrowers from enrolling in an ...

The department responded to one question – about why borrowers haven't been able to enroll in income-driven repayment plans ...

The expansion of the DOE since 1979 has led to ballooning student-loan costs, while a private-lender system could bring those ...

The department responded to one question — about why borrowers haven’t been able to enroll in income-driven repayment plans (see takeaway No. 3). 2. The SAVE repayment plan is as good as dead Former ...