In deciding which student loans to pay off first, consider factors such as loan type, interest rates, and repayment terms.

Federal student aid doesn’t always cover the cost of college, and some students might turn to private student loans to bridge ...

President Trump signed an executive order to dismantle the Department of Education, sparking concerns over curriculum, loans ...

As delinquent student loans begin showing up on credit reports for the first time since the pandemic, millions of borrowers ...

Experts expect more borrowers to default on their student loans without access to pandemic-era safeguards and affordable ...

More than 600 positions have been eliminated from the U.S. Department of Education's Federal Student Aid office, internal ...

Over 9 million student loan borrowers are delinquent. Learn how missed payments hurt credit scores and may trigger wage ...

After months of Republican backlash against a Biden-era plan, the Department of Education suspended four of the agency’s ...

Income-Contingent Repayment (ICR)—determines payments as either 20 percent of discretionary income or a fixed amount over 12 ...

The Fed reports that a delinquency on a student loan payment can lower a person's credit score by 171 points. Those with ...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, or CFPB, is a federal agency that helps protect consumers from financial harm. For ...

If you are among those borrowers looking at a hefty student loan burden, it is vital to not simply settle for the default ...