Payments still due and loan servicers remain open, collection activity will still happen. IDR applications will still be processed. Pell Grants and Direct Loans will continue to be disbursed, but ...

Student loan refinancing means taking out a new private student loan to pay off one or more existing student loans. Borrowers ...

Hundreds of thousands of borrowers fell into default on their federal student loans this year, according to new Education Department data. And things are getting worse.

Major changes are coming to the federal student loan system in 2026. This overhaul, which primarily stems from the Trump administration's One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), will reshape how students ...

The Education Department has not fully explained one critical detail in its recent announcements about the extended deadline to get a 1% student loan interest rate cut.

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Your student loan payments can take up a significant amount of your budget. If you're struggling to afford your monthly payments, you might be able to lower them depending on your loan type. Some ...

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Selecting Private Student Loan Lenders We selected the largest U.S. commercial banks by asset volume, according to the Federal Reserve. From there, we included the top eligible private student loan ...