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Federal student loans come in two main flavors, and the difference between them can quietly add thousands of dollars to the cost of a degree. Understanding how subsidized and unsubsidized loans work, ...

While the government is clearly making progress under some programs to discharge student loans, the situation is deteriorating for others. Here's a breakdown.

The federal student loan program has some big changes on the way, impacting current borrowers and those in repayment. Most of ...

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

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Trump’s “ Big Beautiful Bill ” has changed the amount graduate students can borrow from federal student loans. Graduate ...

Student loan borrowers filed a forceful response as the Education Department took steps to delay discharging student loans ...

Borrowers have spent much of 2025 trying to keep up with dizzying changes to the federal student loan system. The Trump administration and Congress are in the process of overhauling everything from ...

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, ...

Penn announced preferred lender arrangements with five private loan lenders on Jan. 8, ahead of borrowing caps that will limit federal loans for graduate and undergraduate students. The Private ...

Federal student loans offer forgiveness options, while private loans close funding gaps Written By Written by Staff Loan Writer, Buy Side Bob Haegele is a staff loan writer at Buy Side covering auto ...