The newly created Repayment Assistance Plan will be available in less than a year. For many student loan borrowers, monthly ...

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 ...

With hardship tests lifted and a new long-term plan coming, federal repayment options are shifting dramatically.

To get the refinance you want, you need to explain your goal in words that the lender understands. This is a guide to what to ...

Millions of student loan borrowers who were enrolled in a Biden-era repayment plan will soon see their monthly payments increase after the current administration restarted interest accrual Aug. 1.

The Plan SAVE was introduced in 2023, replacing the 'Revised Pay As You Earn' (REPAYE) program. It was designed as a more generous income-driven repayment option. Under the Plan SAVE, undergraduate ...

After three years of a pandemic-related pause on federal student loan payments and interest, borrowers will start making payments on their student loans beginning this month. The end to the pause ...

The Education Department said it would put the borrowers in forbearance while it recalculated their payments to comply with recent court rulings. By Tara Siegel Bernard Roughly three million borrowers ...

Mary Smith is considering bankruptcy. "I don't have it," Smith said, referring to the extra money she would need to afford the higher student-loan payments she's facing in the coming year. "Everything ...