After claiming to have found hundreds of millions of dollars in questionable loans, the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has instituted some changes to how loan applications will be handled ...

Federal Direct Loans are originated by the federal government and don’t come with credit criteria. Federal student loan rates for the 2025-2026 school year range from 6.39% to 8.94%. Consider maxing ...

Once a student has been offered Federal Direct Loans as a part of their financial aid package, they can accept those loans by completing the following four-step process: STEP TWO - Once you have ...

Federal Direct PLUS Loans are available to graduate or professional students (Grad PLUS) and parents of dependent undergraduate students (Parent PLUS). Direct PLUS loans can help cover the remaining ...

Federal Direct Loans are originated by the federal government and don’t come with credit criteria. Federal student loan rates for the 2025-2026 school year range from 6.39% to 8.94%. Consider maxing ...

Understand the types, eligibility and repayment plans for federal student loans Written By Written by Staff Senior Editor, Buy Side Miranda Marquit is a staff senior personal finance editor for Buy ...