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Rates on 10-year fixed-rate private student loans dropped last week. If you’re interested in picking up a private student loan, you can still get a relatively low rate. According to Credible.com, from ...

Last week, the average interest rate on 10-year fixed-rate private student loans rose. From September 29 to October 4, the average fixed interest rate on a 10-year private student loan was 7.93% for ...

WASHINGTON — As a federal government shutdown begins Oct. 1, millions of student loan borrowers may be wondering how the funding lapse could affect their payments and services. The short answer: Keep ...

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Andrea Murzello has a doctorate in pharmacy and a stable job at a nonprofit. But she says she can’t afford to grow her family — not under the Trump administration’s latest student loan policy shift.

As the mass deportation efforts of U.S. President Donald Trump's administration continued to dominate headlines in July 2025, a rumor that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) offers student ...

(NerdWallet) – Student loan borrowers face a new status quo after Congress and President Donald Trump signed off on a massive budget reconciliation agreement earlier this month — the so-called “one ...