In 1965, President Lyndon Johnson laid out a goal of making college more affordable to more Americans. It was part of his Great Society plan, and he signed legislation that set up low-interest student ...

To prevent borrowers from facing bills larger than what they can pay, the government can tie your monthly payment to your ...

Starting Monday, student loan borrowers who find themselves in default will face government-backed involuntary collections, ...

Republicans are paving the way to massively restructure the federal student loan system in an attempt to cut billions of dollars in government spending to pay for President Donald Trump's forthcoming ...

Republicans with the Education and Workforce Committee voted to advance an education reform measure Tuesday, potentially ...

A new proposal from Republican lawmakers would eliminate the popular SAVE repayment plan, which helped lower costs for ...

Federal law determines the maximum amount of aid students can receive. Colleges must calculate a “ cost of attendance ,” an ...

Experts share their best advice on how to frame your decision before picking a school, including coming up with a plan for ...

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 ...

The U.S. Department of Education said Monday that it would resume collecting payments on defaulted federal student loans beginning May 5, a move likely to affect millions of people who borrowed ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Starting next month, the Education Department says student ... loan servicer to be placed into such a program. Typically, servicers ask for proof of income and expenses to ...