The federal Direct Loan program offers subsidized and unsubsidized student loans for undergraduate students. The government covers interest payments on subsidized loans while you are in school at ...

Fewer student loan repayment options may eventually simplify the system, but borrowers are struggling to navigate the flurry ...

Before the government shutdown, hundreds of thousands of federal student loan borrowers were already stuck in limbo amid a backlog of applications for an affordable repayment plan or debt cancellation ...

WASHINGTON DC, UNITED STATES - NOVEMBER 5: Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT) speaks at an impromptu press conference in Washington DC on November 5, 2025. Sanders and several other Democratic senators ...

After an entire year, Congress has failed to come up with a plan that would prevent government-funded Stafford subsidized student loan interest rates from doubling — effective Monday. Though the lack ...

Federal Direct Unsubsidized Loans are often the cheapest borrowing option, followed by Direct Plus Loans and private graduate student loans ...

The Trump administration has reached a joint settlement with seven states that will effectively shut down a key Biden-era student loan relief program. But what about the roughly 7 million people ...

Under the Trump administration, hundreds of thousands of student loan borrowers remain stuck in a backlog of applications for an affordable repayment plan or debt forgiveness, a new court filing shows ...

WASHINGTON,DC - SEPTEMBER 30: Secretary of Education Linda McMahon speaks with President Donald J Trump in the Oval Office at the White House on Tuesday, Sept 30, 2025 in Washington, DC. The ...

The Department of Education building in Washington, D.C., March 24, 2025. Editorial Fellow Millions of student loan borrowers whose monthly payments were reduced to as low as $0 under a forgiveness ...

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