With the U.S. government once again forwarding missed student loan payments to collections, millions of Americans are experiencing declines in their credit scores. Last month, the Education Department ...

Graduate students pursuing degrees in nursing, architecture and some other fields may face lower caps on the amount they can ...

Like any form of debt, student loans have the potential to affect your credit either positively or negatively. Many Americans have had the latter occur in recent months as student loan payments resume ...

NEW YORK (AP) — The federal Department of Education is cracking down on student loan debt, announcing this week it will resume collecting defaulted federal student loan payments starting May 5. It’ll ...

When you take out a student loan, your lender sends funds directly to your school. After your school deducts what’s needed to pay for expenses such as tuition and room and board, it will disburse any ...

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

NEW YORK (AP) — Starting next month, the Education Department says student loans that are in default will be referred for collections. Roughly 5.3 million borrowers are in default on their federal ...

On Monday, the Department of Education restarted collections for millions of student loans in default. This move is part of President Donald Trump’s work to cut federal spending and end policies ...

The average medical school borrower owes over $200,000. Here's how to tackle that debt load without dragging it out indefinitely.

As the cost of tuition, housing and books continues to rise, it's becoming increasingly difficult for many students to pay out of pocket for college. Right now, for example, the average cost of ...