Sometimes, life gets in the way of making your student loan payments. Maybe you have faced an unexpected job loss that shrinks down your budget to the bare essentials. Or perhaps you are going back to ...

If you have student loans, you've likely noticed just how much the rules around forgiveness have changed lately. From the restart of previously paused payments to sweeping overhauls of repayment plans ...

There’s been a sharp uptick in the number of student loan borrowers hitting the pause button on their monthly bills. The U.S. Department of Education offers two primary ways to postpone your payments ...

Key Points ・Defaulting on federal student loans carries heavy financial consequences and is more expensive than simply ...

The 'Big, Beautiful Bill,' which President Donald Trump has signed into law, eliminates unemployment and economic hardship deferment for student loan borrowers who take out loans after July 1, 2027.

The Senate’s version of President Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” passed Tuesday would make significant changes to student loan programs, worrying advocates that borrowers will face higher monthly ...

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