Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Marguerita is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP), Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor ...

Student borrowers still have three major options to fund graduate school. These federal loans are unsubsidized, but come with ...

Changes to federal student loans are set to take effect July 1, just as students and families begin preparing financial aid ...

Federal Direct Unsubsidized Loans are often the cheapest borrowing option, followed by Direct Plus Loans and private graduate ...

The federal student loan program has some big changes on the way, impacting current borrowers and those in repayment. Most of the changes take effect on July 1, 2026, as per new provisions in the One ...

Many federal student loan borrowers surveyed said they don't know about income-driven repayment plans or Public Service Loan Forgiveness. But these U.S. Department of Education programs can lower ...

Recent changes to the federal student aid program have drastically shifted the way many Americans will pay for college in the future, both for themselves and their children. But many people are ...

Federal student loans are in the midst of the most significant changes in a generation after Republican lawmakers in Congress and the Trump administration signed the “One Big, Beautiful Bill Act” last ...