Federal student loans come in two main flavors, and the difference between them can quietly add thousands of dollars to the ...

The federal government on Monday will resume collecting defaulted student loan payments from millions of people for the first time since the start of the pandemic, officials said. The Trump ...

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 ...

Interest rates on subsidized Stafford Loans are set to double July 1, 2013. June 3, 2013— -- You've heard vague mentions of interest rates doubling on some student loans and it makes your stomach ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Starting next month, the Education Department says student loans that are in default will be referred for collections. Roughly 5.3 million borrowers are in default on their federal ...

First, find out if your loans are in default. From there, you can take steps to enter repayment or prepare for your paycheck to be docked up to 15%. Courtney Johnston led the CNET Money team and ...

Rebecca Safier is a contributor to Buy Side from WSJ and finance expert on student loans, personal loans and education. Senior editor, Buy Side from WSJ Richard Richtmyer is an senior editor at Buy ...

Nursing isn't considering a professional degree for the purposes of student loans. Will this impact the industry?

Nestled inside Republicans' One Big Beautiful Bill Act is a bold idea: to penalize colleges and universities whose students leave with mountains of student loan debt but not nearly the earnings boost ...