student loans

A new version of the federal student aid application known as the FAFSA is available for the 2024-2025 school year, but only on a limited basis as the U.S. Department of Education works on a redesign meant to make it easier to apply.

Problems with the new FAFSA leaves millions of students applying for college financial aid in limbo this year.

Struggling borrowers will be shielded from the worst consequences of late and missed payments until October 2024. Here’s what you should know.

It has been an eventful year for student loan borrowers, to say the least. But good news may be on the way in the new year.

The new federal financial aid application for college will roll out on or before Dec. 31. Here’s what you can do now to prepare.

When federal student loan borrowers refinance their debt, they often forfeit a number of consumer protections, experts warn.

The Biden administration is moving toward a narrower student loan relief plan that would target specific groups of borrowers rather than a sweeping plan like the one the Supreme Court rejected.

This fall, in addition to welcoming back PSLs, Uggs and scarves, many Americans have also had to also accept a more unwelcome, less cozy thing back into their lives: student loans. To soften the blow to their wallets, a major pizza chain has introduced a unique offer.

President Joe Biden announced student debt relief for an additional 125,000 Americans on Wednesday under the Higher Education Act, clearing $9 billion in student loans for select groups of borrowers.

President Joe Biden will announce another wave of federal student loan forgiveness on Wednesday, according to a White House official, as borrowers brace for payments to restart after a three-year pause that began during the COVID-19 pandemic.

October marks the first month in over three years that federal student loan borrowers have been required to make a payment on their loans.

The Department of Education is rolling out a revised FAFSA this year, which means it will open later than usual. Here’s when families can apply for aid.

Student loan payments will resume sometime next month. Consumer Reporter Susan Hogan explains how to repay these loans and potentially lower these payments.

The Biden administration has made it clear that student loan borrowers’ payments will restart in October. But some people may have a little more time.

The pandemic-era relief policy that has lasted 42 months will finally conclude in October.

Roughly half of the class of 2024 will graduate with student debt, according to Handshake.

Starting Sept. 1, student loans will continue accruing interest, and monthly bills will start up again in October.

The pause on federal student loan repayments in place since the start of the coronavirus pandemic is about to end. Interest that had stopped accruing on loans will begin again as of Sept. 1. Monthly bills will start up again in October.

Here’s what to know about what changes for federal student loan holders, including info on the SAVE Plan recently introduced by the Biden administration. News4 Consumer Investigative Reporter Susan Hogan reports.

The Biden administration announced on Wednesday it would forgive $72 million in student debt for more than 2,300 borrowers who attended Ashford University.