Councillor Katie Weston said she would probably never be able to pay off her debts, with mounting interest overtaking repayments ...

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Major changes to federal student aid programs are scheduled to take effect in the 2026-27 academic year under new legislation ...

MPs have launched an investigation into interest rates on student loans amid widespread discontent with the repayment terms.

If colleges want taxpayer money, they need to be good stewards of it.

Student debt is preventing many borrowers from achieving life milestones, such as buying a home, retiring, or starting a ...

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The Department of Education has scaled back its oversight of student loan servicers, a new report from the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office finds.

The end of SAVE represents one of the most significant student loan payment changes since repayments resumed after the pandemic pause. For many borrowers, a sudden increase of several hundred dollars ...

Without this Education Department oversight, borrowers could "be placed in the wrong loan repayment status, billed for incorrect amounts" and more, the U.S. Government Accountability Office says.

Millions of student loan borrowers are about to experience massive spikes in their payments after federal courts officially killed a popular repayment plan this week.

Federal appeals court officially ends Biden's SAVE student loan plan, reportedly impacting 7 million borrowers who must now ...