Trump overhauls student loan system, affecting millions of borrowers: What to know
Student loan borrowers are left in limbo after the Trump administration removed online applications for income-driven repayment plans from the U.S. Department of Education website.
Student Loan Borrowers Could Face Lifetime Of Debt Under GOP Plan To Gut Loan Forgiveness
Borrower advocates warned that gutting federal student loan forgiveness and repayment programs could be devastating for borrowers.
Student Loan Borrowers Can't Apply for Income-Driven Repayment Plans Right Now. Here's What Experts Say Is Next
With IDR applications frozen, the process of paying back your student loans continues to look confusing -- and more expensive.
Student loan borrowers face abrupt 180 as GOP budget plans threaten to raise payments
Student loan borrowers could see their payments increase under budget plans currently under discussion by House Republicans, a violent about-face after years of working with the Biden
Education Department Blocks All Student Loan Forgiveness For 3 Months
The Education Department has instructed student loan servicers to stop accepting student loan forgiveness applications for three months.
US appeals court blocks Joe Biden's student loan relief plan
A U.S. appeals court ruled on Tuesday that Democratic former President Joe Biden's administration lacked authority to pursue a student debt relief program designed to lower monthly payments for millions of borrowers and speed up loan forgiveness for some.
Some student loan repayment plans have been suspended. Here’s what to know.
The Education Department stopped accepting and processing applications for all income-driven repayment plans after a court ruling.
US Dept. of Education pauses some student loan repayment, forgiveness plans
A federal court halted the Department of Education from implementing the SAVE Plan, which works to forgive student loans and other income-driven repayment plans.
The next battle against DEI is student loans
News of its illiberal and divisive diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives, as well as pedagogy and student activism, has made anything DEI or DEI-adjacent a target. While DEI looks innocuous and indeed welcoming in principle,
I’m 59 with just $42,000 in my 401(k), $77,000 in student loans, and no property — after a lifetime of steady work and past struggles, is my retirement doomed?
When you are 59, you are getting very close to retirement age. Fidelity says you should aim to have eight times your salary ...
Facing Student-Loan Debt Fears, Americans—and Their Communities—Turn to Crowdfunding
Federal student loan borrowers facing rising tuition costs and unexpected lawsuits on repayment plans have turned to their communities for help paying college costs.
US appeals court blocks Biden-era student debt relief plan
A U.S. appeals court ruled on Tuesday that Democratic former President Joe Biden's administration lacked authority to pursue ...
Student Loan Forgiveness Suffers Fatal Blow
The 8th Circuit Court of Appeals sided with Republican-led states that sued to block Biden's Saving on a Valuable Education ...
Could federal upheaval erase student loan debt? Not so fast
“These loans often carry high interest rates and contain fewer rights and protections for borrowers than federal student ...