If you collect Social Security and you are behind on a federal student loan, the past year has been a slow-motion policy ...

In an ominous sign for student loan borrowers, the Education Department published new data indicating that backlogs for ...

A major deadline for certain federal student loans is only two weeks away, and failing to act could be a costly mistake for ...

The Trump administration announced a three-phase transition that will eventually include management of most federal student ...

The total U.S. student loan debt is nearly $1.8 trillion, according to the Education Data Initiative. This breaks down to an estimated $41,618 in total average student loan debt. Check Out: Warren ...

For many students, the first step in the financial aid process is to fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, or FAFSA. The FAFSA will tell you if you’re eligible for federal student ...

The federal cap on the amounts people can borrow means some of them will fall short. That’s especially true for students in professional schools. By Ron Lieber Ron Lieber took out his first student ...

Courtney Johnston led the CNET Money team and worked closely with the consumer insights data team. Before CNET, she worked as a graduate writing instructor at the University of Indianapolis and ...

Understand the types, eligibility and repayment plans for federal student loans Written By Written by Staff Senior Editor, Buy Side Miranda Marquit is a staff senior personal finance editor for Buy ...

Proposed federal student loan caps will drive students into pricier private loans, or derail their aspirations of becoming PAs, creating professional healthcare shortages.