The federal government can take your tax refund to pay student loan debt under specific conditions. Your refund may be seized ...

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, ...

You can refinance both federal student loans and private student loans, but one is riskier than the other. When you refinance federal loans, you're no longer eligible for federal benefits and ...

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Marguerita is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP), Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor ...

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

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 ...

The Education Department has suspended certain collections efforts for student loans, giving borrowers some breathing room. Here's what it means for borrowers.

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 ...

Recent changes to the federal student aid program have drastically shifted the way many Americans will pay for college in the future, both for themselves and their children. But many people are ...

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