If you're enrolled in a degree or certificate program on at least a half-time basis, when you fill out the FAFSA, you might be offered two different types of federal direct student loan -- Direct ...

The cost of college has skyrocketed over the past several decades. In fact, the average annual tuition bill for a four year public college is now 37 times higher than it was in 1963, according to the ...

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There are four types of federal Direct Loans, including subsidized, unsubsidized, PLUS and consolidation loans Written By Written by Contributor, Buy Side Becca Stanek is a contributor to Buy Side and ...

Nearly 44 million Americans have student loans, the majority of which is federal debt, or loans funded by the U.S. Department of Education. And the vast majority of that debt — close to $1.5 trillion ...

Repeated warnings that student loan rates will double in July unless Congress prevents it may be causing unwarranted fears for people with college debt. College debt is a big election year issue and ...