Key Points ・The federal government is projected to lose just 4 cents for every $1 it lends to students in 2026, down from 18 ...

Eventually, the changes will streamline the system and reduce the number of repayment options, but right now, trying to understand what’s happening is a little like staring into a bowl of alphabet ...

Some student loan borrowers began receiving notices this month that their loan balances are being reduced. Here's why, and ...

The federal student loan program has some big changes on the way, impacting current borrowers and those in repayment. Most of the changes take effect on July 1, 2026, as per new provisions in the ...

Student loan borrowers notched two major court victories this week, paving the way for automatic discharges of federal student loans.

Trump’s “ Big Beautiful Bill ” has changed the amount graduate students can borrow from federal student loans. Graduate ...

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 elimination of Grad PLUS loans in July 2026 will create funding gaps for graduate students, forcing many to seek alternative financing.

The Department of Education said it is still interested in privatizing its almost $1.7 trillion student loan portfolio. This change could put more responsibility on private lenders.

The U.S. nursing shortage would worsen under a plan to cap federal student loans, a move the Department of Education said ...

New York Attorney General Letitia James on Monday joined the attorneys general of 20 other states and Washington, D.C., in a lawsuit accusing the Trump administration of playing politics with a ...

Gov. Ned Lamont has proposed a state-run graduate student loan program that would replace federal loans for a number of professions.