The final regulation keeps a narrow definition of professional degrees that are subject to the higher annual and lifetime graduate loan limits.

During a hearing, lawmakers criticized proposed loan caps for students in programs that don't fall under the 'professional' ...

The updated rules place tighter caps on borrowing for graduate and professional students.

With Republicans’ massive spending and tax bill, known as the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, set to take effect this summer, the U.S. Department of Education is tasked with crafting regulations that will ...

Graduate students pursuing degrees in nursing, architecture and some other fields will face lower caps on the amount they can borrow from the federal government after the Trump administration refuses ...

WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 5: Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) speaks at a press conference as the government shutdown continues in Washington, DC on November 5, 2025. Schumer ultimately ...

There's a strategy to getting the right student loans for graduate school. First, you'll want to tap federal student loans up ...

A potential government shutdown looms as lawmakers are deadlocked over the 2026 federal budget. The Department of Education plans to furlough about 95% of its non-Federal Student Aid staff in the ...