The Education Department may start accelerating student loan forgiveness processing in February. The update may be good news ...

Student loan borrowers are about to see some of the practical changes the Trump administration is making to the system that ...

KEY TAKEAWAYS More than 7 million borrowers currently in forbearance under the Saving for a Valuable Education program will ...

Federal student loan repayment rules change in 2026, affecting new borrowers; experts urge borrowers to review loans and ...

KEY TAKEAWAYS College students who take out federal loans will have two new repayment options, both of which were created ...

Major new updates announced by the Education Department this month could impact millions of Americans with federal student ...

As part of a new settlement, 7 million borrowers will be phased out of the program. With interest accruing since August, ...

A provision that made student-loan forgiveness tax-free is expiring in 2026. It could put borrowers on the hook for thousands ...

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

Student-loan borrowers will begin to see the effects of Trump's changes to repayment and borrowing in July 2026.

The first change applies to students attending less than full time. Until now, part-time students have had the same loan maximums as full-time students. Starting in the 2026-27 academic year, though, ...

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