The Department of Education released a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Jan. 29, announcing its intention to restructure the student loan system in an attempt to lower the cost of higher education.

Many student loan borrowers may soon be receiving unexpected refund checks in the mail, in some cases totaling hundreds or ...

Payments still due and loan servicers remain open, collection activity will still happen. IDR applications will still be processed. Pell Grants and Direct Loans will continue to be disbursed, but ...

The Education Department has suspended certain collections efforts for student loans, giving borrowers some breathing room. Here's what it means for borrowers.

But new federal rules usher in two major changes to Parent PLUS loans. First, parent borrowing will now be capped at $20,000 per year and $65,000 total for each student. Second, parents will no longer ...

The federal student loan program has some big changes on the way, impacting current borrowers and those in repayment. Most of ...

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Marguerita is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP), Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor ...

Penn announced preferred lender arrangements with five private loan lenders on Jan. 8, ahead of borrowing caps that will limit federal loans for graduate and undergraduate students. The Private ...

Over 2,500 IU students could lose federal loans next year, impacting graduate programs and a nurse shortage in Indiana. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, enacted in July, placed new federal loan caps ...

Figuring out who has your student loans can be a major headache and challenge. Over the life of a student loan, it's not ...