Student loan forgiveness is changing fast. Here's how to qualify now, and what to do if you don't make the cut.

When her children went off to college, Lynnette Khalfani-Cox saw it as an investment opportunity. Rather than pay for a bed in a dorm room — at an average annual cost of $7,456 at private ...

How to access your Student Aid Report. As of the 2024-25 academic year, you'll need to access your FAFSA Submission Summary instead of a Student Aid Report.

Secretary of Education: Long overdue. Student loan collections were upended during the COVID-19 pandemic. In March 2020, during President Trump's first term in office, the Education Department ...

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, and ...

How to apply for federal student loans online. If you need financial aid to attend college, submitting the Fafsa on StudentAid.gov is the first step to securing funding. Christy Snedeker, director ...

Apply for private student loans if you've used up the maximum amount of federal aid you are eligible for and need to bridge the financing gap. August: Pay tuition by your school's deadline.

NEW YORK (AP) — The 12-month grace period for student loan borrowers ended on Sept. 30. The “on-ramp” period helped borrowers who are struggling to make payments avoid the risk of defaulting ...

Student loans in default will be sent for collection. Here’s what to know for borrowers Currently, roughly 5.3 million borrowers are in default on their federal student loans.