In rare cases, it may make sense to refinance your student loans but experts recommend taking other steps first.

Illinois Treasurer Mike Frerichs just announced a new program to provide loans to college kids. No cosigner is required. The loans, funded by the state, are aimed at kids in school who are tapped out ...

House Republicans are pushing wholesale changes to financial aid, advancing a conservative agenda to curtail the federal role ...

Rebecca is a freelance contributor to Newsweek’s personal finance team. A certified student loan counselor, she has written extensively on student loan debt and higher education. Rebecca has ...

Federal student loan interest rates are fixed by Congress on an annual basis, so the rate you get depends on when you borrow. Private student loan rates are more variable, though, so it’s worth ...

THAT IS ABOUT TO CHANGE. WE SPOKE TO AN EXPERT STARTING MAY 5TH, THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SAYS IT’S TIME FOR BORROWERS WITH FEDERAL STUDENT LOANS IN DEFAULT TO PAY UP THE STUDENT LOAN ...

WASHINGTON — Starting next month, the Education Department says student loans that are in default will be referred for collections. Roughly 5.3 million borrowers are in default on their federal ...

Like millions of Americans, MaNesha Stiff is anxious about the future of her student loans. She has about $200,000 in debt and though she’s managing it for now — she hasn’t been asked to ...

WASHINGTON – Since the COVID-19 pandemic, federal student loan borrowers have been mostly protected from the harshest consequences of not paying back their loans. That's about to change ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Starting next month, the Education Department says student loans that are in default will be referred for collections. Roughly 5.3 million borrowers are in default on their ...