The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau last week said it had reached a $120 million settlement with student loan giant Navient that could lead to compensation for hundreds of thousands of borrowers.

Paying extra toward your student loans can reduce your overall interest costs. Consider making additional payments, putting surpluses toward the principal and exploring forgiveness options to repay ...

D.C. — Student loan processor Navient is set to cancel nearly $2 billion in debt in an agreement with 40 state attorneys general as the Wall Street Journal reports. Navient is one of the largest ...

While repayment terms for a student loan are typically set at 10 years, it takes, on average, 20 years to pay the loan off.

Alongside the Chicago Sun-Times, we’re gathering your questions about all things money and finances. Then, each week, we get your questions answered by the people who know best. This week, Morgan from ...

Student loan payments plague millions of Americans, and with interest constantly accruing, it can sometimes feel like there's no end in sight. For some consumers, it can even make handling everyday ...

It may be possible to use personal loans to pay off student loans, though not all lenders allow this. Refinancing federal student loans to a personal loan eliminates access to income-driven repayment ...

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