Student loan refinance rates have held steady going into the New Year. As of January 1, 2026, student loan refinance lenders ...

The "One Big, Beautiful Bill" created a new repayment plan starting in 2026 that will reduce the amount of loans some borrowers can have. Loan forgiveness will once again be taxable, and some ...

The Education Department announced a long-delayed expansion of a key repayment plan for student loans this week, paving the ...

The Department of Education announced Wednesday it is reopening applications for income-driven repayment plans for federal student loan borrowers. IDR plans allow borrowers to make monthly payments ...

The Department of Education is reopening three revised income-driven student loan repayment plans just weeks after the agency suspended the programs, the agency announced Wednesday. IDR loan repayment ...

While some routes to loan discharges have been blocked or delayed in 2025, the Department of Education has still granted borrowers billions of dollars in forgiveness.

A look ahead at the federal policies taking effect in 2026 that will shape how students and families pay for college.

Student loan borrowers will face taxes on certain types of loan forgiveness in 2026, but state tax rules will make ...

Preston Cooper at AEI recently published an analysis of the latest federal student loan data, and the results were sobering: 5.5 million borrowers in default, another 3.7 million more than 270 days ...

Wage garnishment will begin just as enhanced subsidies for ACA health insurance expire. People who are in default on their ...