Sweeping student loan forgiveness changes for federal student loans are going into effect this year, and millions of borrower ...

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Student loan debt continues to weigh heavily on millions of Americans who are navigating rising living costs and uncertain financial futures. Fortunately, federal student loan servicers are here to ...

The federal Repayment Assistance Plan, or RAP, will be the newest student loan repayment plan. President Donald Trump’s “big, ...

Because of the media’s justifiable focus on the Medicaid cuts, tax cut extensions for the rich and major increases to the deficit included in President Donald Trump and the Republican’s One Big ...

Nearly a third of workers say they're distracted on the job by financial headaches and, for 44 million Americans, one burden is near the top of the debt heap. Consumers are facing over 1.5 trillion ...

・Federal student loan repayment is now simplified under OBBBA into just three main options: Standard, IBR, and RAP. ・The right plan depends on your income, loan balance, and career goals, with RAP ...

・Department of Education is increasing its direct monitoring of student loan servicers ・More accountability on companies via withholding of payments ・Student loan borrowers to be made whole when ...

Federal data that tracks location and age of borrowers shows that in Texas, the student loan debt burden among borrowers ages ...

Many federal student loans have 10-year repayment terms, but paying off your loans early might save you money Written By Written by Loans Deputy Editor, Buy Side Jessica Ullrich is Deputy Editor at ...

A new student loan reduction plan will be available to 1.4 million borrowers in New York City. Mayor Eric Adams on Thursday announced the loan reduction and college savings assistance program, which ...