Student Loans

Republican-led states have sued the Education Department to block the Biden administration from carrying out its sweeping new student loan forgiveness plan.

The latest pause impacts about 8 million people who are enrolled in the SAVE Plan, a new income-driven repayment program that came out last fall

Federal student loan payments are on pause for millions of people once again. If you’re trying to figure out what’s going on, NBC6’s Sasha Jones breaks down who’s impacted and for how long payments could be on hold.

College students may be borrowing more for the coming year in part because of debt cancellation expectations, recent research suggests.

Many people who borrow private student loans are required to get a co-signer, a requirement that can spread the pain if repayment becomes a challenge.

With the fate of federal student loan forgiveness programs facing uncertainty, borrowers should explore the many state-level relief options available.

The U.S. Department of Education is still finalizing its new student loan forgiveness plan. Here are the four groups likely to benefit.

A federal court ruled that President Joe Biden’s SAVE plan can’t proceed with lower payments or debt forgiveness for millions of federal student loan borrowers.

The Biden administration announced it will cancel $1.2 billion in student debt for 35,000 workers.

The Biden administration will place about three million student loan borrowers enrolled in its new SAVE repayment plan in forbearance while it defends the program in court.

A federal judge on Monday temporarily barred the Education Department from allowing additional loan forgiveness under a key component of President Joe Biden’s student debt relief plan.

The U.S. Department of Education may extend the eligibility of a popular student loan forgiveness program to early childhood educators.

Student loan borrowers have until the end of June to meet a deadline that could lead to quicker debt forgiveness.

The Biden administration announced on Wednesday that it would forgive $7.7 billion in student debt for more than 160,000 borrowers.

Students taking out federal loans to pay for undergraduate college degrees will see a fixed interest rate of 6.53%. Use these tips to minimize your costs.

Student loan borrowers hoping for a one-time payment count adjustment now have until June 30, after the U.S. Department of Education extended the deadline.

Since a Covid-era pause on student loan payments expired last fall, millions of student loan borrowers have been through a period of tough financial choices, confusion and frustration.

Some of the student loan borrowers who missed the April 30 deadline to qualify for quicker debt forgiveness may still be eligible for other relief options.

If you are a federal student loan borrower you could have the chance to receive a full cancellation of your debt through a one-time U.S. Department of Education payment-count adjustment.

If you are a federal student loan borrower you could have the chance to receive a full cancellation of your debt or credit towards cancellation, but you must first consolidate your loans by Tuesday.