The Education Department recently wrapped up talks over how to change the student loan system. Here’s what borrowers should know about what’s ahead.

STUDENT LOANS, LISTEN UP. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF CHANGES BEING MADE TO REPAYMENT PLANS. AND THERE ARE SOME NEW PLANS AS WELL. IT’S ALL PART OF THE RECENTLY PASSED GOVERNMENT SPENDING BILL. THE ONE BIG ...

With most relief programs paused or gutted, the IBR plan remains one of the few paths to full student debt cancellation.

The tax and spending package known as the Big Beautiful Bill will limit how much graduate students and parents can take out ...

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With nearly 12 million borrowers behind on their federal student loans, there is a coming tidal wave of loan defaults.

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Around 45 million student loan borrowers nationwide collectively owe nearly $2 trillion in federal and private student loan debt, and student loan interest is accruing for one in five Kentucky ...