Thinking about student loan consolidation? For income-driven repayment (IDR) and PSLF borrowers, the wrong move could hinder ...

Congressional Republicans are considering closing the federal Direct PLUS Loan program in an effort to limit federal loan borrowing. Canceling this program could have many downstream effects ...

Teachers across the United States face the dual burden of serving their communities and managing student loan debt.

Supporters of direct lending fear the loss of borrowers’ rights and perhaps even a complete termination of the loan program if such a plan were to be put into action. Direct lending is a financial ...

The Public Service Loan Forgiveness program, or PSLF, is geared toward government or not-for-profit workers. If you qualify, you could get the remaining balance on Direct Loans forgiven.

To be eligible for PSLF, you must "work full time at a qualifying organization and make 120 on-time loan payments," after which forgiveness is granted, said LendingTree. Further, "those payments must ...

After months of Republican backlash against a Biden-era plan, the Department of Education suspended four of the agency’s ...

The Federal Direct Parent Loan (PLUS) is a federal loan program for credit-worthy parents of a dependent undergraduate student. THE FAFSA MUST be filed (each year) before a parent applies for the ...

Although SBA managed a wealth of Covid relief programs, it normally runs a much smaller operation than student debt.

You have a disability. For this category, you must be totally and permanently disabled, plus have a Direct Loan, Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program loan or Perkins Loan. To be considered ...