A caller to The Dave Ramsey Show in January 2026 faced a debt situation trapping thousands of families: $170,000 in combined ...

Key Points ・Parent PLUS borrowing will be capped beginning July 1, 2026: up to $20,000 per student per year and $65,000 ...

Parent PLUS loans can be eligible for Income-Contingent Repayment (ICR) and Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF). Your eligibility for these programs can depend on your income and the type of ...

The department opened a public comment period for “Reimagining and Improving Student Education,” a plan outlining details ...

Understand the types, eligibility and repayment plans for federal student loans ...

Squeezed by competing financial demands, the average student loan borrower aged 50 to 61 holds the highest loan balance of ...

There are about 3.1 million federal student loan borrowers aged 62 or older. Many of these borrowers, who are in retirement, ...

Millions of student loan borrowers currently enrolled in the Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) plan will soon need to ...

For the first time in five years, certain forms of student loan forgiveness will be taxable following a change in federal tax ...

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) was signed into law on July 4, 2025, and includes several important changes that will take effect beginning July 1, 2026, impacting how students and families pay ...

Last year’s enactment of the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBBA) included significant changes to the federal student loan system. New borrowers ...

Student loan borrowers in Illinois could face federal, state ‘tax bomb’ in 2026. Tax policy changes mean some student loan ...