KEY TAKEAWAYS College students who take out federal loans will have two new repayment options, both of which were created ...

A provision that made student-loan forgiveness tax-free is expiring in 2026. It could put borrowers on the hook for thousands ...

Student loan borrowers will face taxes on certain types of loan forgiveness in 2026, but state tax rules will make ...

Student-loan borrowers will begin to see the effects of Trump's changes to repayment and borrowing in July 2026.

Starting in 2026, student loan forgiveness will be taxable at the federal level. This could cost the average borrower ...

The Education Department quietly announced that there are no plans to restore a tracker that had allowed borrowers to assess ...

The "One Big, Beautiful Bill" created a new repayment plan starting in 2026 that will reduce the amount of loans some borrowers can have. Loan forgiveness will once again be taxable, and some ...

Preston Cooper at AEI recently published an analysis of the latest federal student loan data, and the results were sobering: 5.5 million borrowers in default, another 3.7 million more than 270 days ...

The Trump administration says it will begin garnishing the wages of student loan borrowers who are in default early in 2026.

While some routes to loan discharges have been blocked or delayed in 2025, the Department of Education has still granted ...

Our top-rated private student loan lenders are Ascent and College Ave. Paying for college can feel challenging, especially ...

There's a Hail Mary to keep the Saving on a Valuable Education student loan plan afloat, but don't bank on it. Rebecca Safier is a personal finance writer and certified student loan counselor who ...