CHICAGO (WLS) -- With federal student loan payments now paused through August 31, that means more money can stay in many people's pockets. But what should people do with that money and should they ...

Jul. 31—Students at Calhoun and Athens State can expect changes in federal student loans and grants made by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act starting next year, and Alabama's nearly 660,000 federal ...

KEY TAKEAWAYS The Free Application for Federal Student Aid for the 2026-27 academic year will open on Oct. 1.Congressional changes to student loans will change the amount of loans and grants offered ...

MORRILTON -- The recently passed One Big Beautiful Bill Act contains several elements that directly affect higher education, according to Luis Maldonado, vice president of government relations and ...

Recent changes to federal financial aid create a new type of Pell Grant and reduce debt limits for graduate and part-time ...

TRACK. NEARLY 8 MILLION AMERICANS ARE ENROLLED IN THE SAVE REPAYMENT PLAN. INTEREST ON THOSE LOANS HAS STARTED AGAIN, ENDING A YEAR LONG PAUSE. MONTHLY PAYMENTS, THOUGH, ARE STILL ON HOLD FOR NOW.

A student loan is a type of financial aid for students who need assistance paying for schooling and associated fees such as housing, books and more. Student loan debt surpassed $1.6 trillion in 2019.

The landscape of federal student loans has shifted with the introduction of the 'One Big Beautiful Bill Act' in July 2025. Despite these changes, experts still advocate for federal loans as the ...

SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) -- Millions of Americans who have federal student loans have been dreading this day. On Sept. 1, interest on student loans started accruing again for 43 million Americans. And ...

The Trump administration’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act puts so many people at risk of losing their health insurance and food assistance, it’s hard to focus on other fires set by the new law. And yet — ...

With the student debt crisis spiraling out of control, some media outlets have called it a “national emergency.” Outpacing most other borrowings by consumers, Americans who owed federal student loans ...