Federal Direct Loans are originated by the federal government and don’t come with credit criteria. Federal student loan rates for the 2025-2026 school year range from 6.39% to 8.94%. Consider maxing ...

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It’s a new year for student loans, and big changes are happening that will impact millions of borrowers across the country.

Federal student loans are known for unique benefits like flexible qualification requirements, income-driven repayment plans and potential loan forgiveness. Recent changes to the federal loan program ...

Subsidized and unsubsidized federal student loans differ based on who pays interest while you’re in school, and come with different limits Written By Written by Contributor, Buy Side Emily Sherman is ...

UNITED STATES - JUNE 3: Secretary of Education Linda McMahon arrives to testify at the Senate Appropriations Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee hearing on ...

Greg Jackson, a history teacher for New Haven Public Schools, remembers coming home from class at community college in Orange County, New York, in 1993 to find a $3,000 bill waiting for him. He said ...

The federal student loan program has inadvertently made college unaffordable, increasing student debt. Federally subsidized loans have incentivized colleges to raise tuition costs, capturing a ...

Millions of student loan borrowers could see up to $20,000 of their debt canceled depending on the outcome of Tuesday’s US Supreme Court hearing on President Joe Biden’s student loan forgiveness ...

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