After these new regulations go into effect in just a few months, millions of borrowers will start experiencing higher monthly ...

The Education Department’s massive overhaul of student loans entered the final stage of a lengthy administrative process with the publication of final rules.

The Education Department concluded its first week of negotiations on overhauling student-loan repayment. One of the changes is new caps on borrowing for graduate and professional students. Negotiators ...

Trump's student-loan repayment overhaul would place a lower student-loan limit on certain advanced degrees, including nursing ...

New student loan caps ignite debate as nursing programs question whether repayment reform could unintentionally strain U.S.

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act sets new loan limits on what it categorizes as "professional" graduate programs. An Education Department proposal defining which graduate degrees fall into the ...

Federal student loan laws are changing in 2026, with new limits on how much some parents and students can borrow. The caps are expected to push more borrowers to private student loans for college ...

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Payment shock from the end of pandemic loan protections, plan adjustments and higher living costs could push millions of federal student loan borrowers into default. Federal student loan default, ...

Many federal student loans have 10-year repayment terms, but paying off your loans early might save you money Written By Written by Loans Deputy Editor, Buy Side Jessica Ullrich is Deputy Editor at ...