Current Student Loans News
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Latest Student Loans News
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Appeals judge rules student loan payment cuts can proceed, and other student loans news
In late June, two federal judges placed temporary injunctions on forgiveness through the Saving on A Valuable Education (SAVE) repayment plan following the U.S. Department of Education’s announced changes [...]
4 min read Jul 03, 2024 -
Student loan payments paused for millions of SAVE borrowers
Current student loans news for 6/21/2024
2 min read Jun 21, 2024 -
Navient debuts private student loan forgiveness, and other student loans news
Select private student loan borrowers may be eligible for student loan forgiveness through former servicer Navient. Plus, more sweeping student loan cancellation was announced for federal borrowers in [...]
3 min read Jun 06, 2024 -
The state of student loan forgiveness: What borrowers need to know
The Biden administration continues to push for student loan forgiveness options.
3 min read May 22, 2024 -
Federal student loan rates just hit their highest point in over a decade. What borrowers should know
The U.S. Department of Education’s newly announced federal student loan interest rates for the 2024-25 academic year broke longstanding records. Experts and policymakers alike predicted a jump because [...]
3 min read May 15, 2024 -
Fewer than 1 in 5 job listings require college degrees. Here’s why college still matters
Yes, employers still care about whether you have a college degree.
5 min read Apr 27, 2024 -
New Biden student debt plan could forgive up to $20,000 in interest for millions
The new proposal targets growing federal student loan interest debt.
3 min read Apr 15, 2024 -
Your student loan forgiveness questions, answered
Here’s what we know so far about Biden’s broad student loan forgiveness plan.
4 min read Sep 22, 2023 -
Thousands of borrowers to receive automatic student loan forgiveness thanks to changes to income driven repayment
The U.S. Department of Education released news that many borrowers will receive notification that their loans will be discharged.
2 min read Jul 17, 2023 -
What happened with the $5.8 billion in federal student loan forgiveness for former Corinthian Colleges students
This marks the largest student loan discharge made by the Education Department.
2 min read Jun 29, 2023