When you refinance student loans, you're taking out a new private student loan to replace your existing student loans. It can be super confusing to know what the best option is to refinance or ...

Federal student loan limits can leave a college funding gap that private student loans can fill. Private loans have different repayment plans, rates and credit requirements than federal loans, so ...

WASHINGTON, DC November 20: US Secretary of Education Linda McMahon during the daily briefing in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House on Thursday November 20, 2025. The Education Department is ...

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Borrowers who have defaulted on their student loan payments may see their wages garnished starting this year. The U.S. Department of Education sent out the first wave of notices to borrowers in ...

The changes to the federal student loan program are set to go into effect in July of 2026. All content created by the Daily Caller News Foundation, an independent and nonpartisan newswire service, is ...

The federal government and private lenders offer graduate student loans. Max out federal unsubsidized loans — likely the cheapest option — before covering your remaining costs with federal grad PLUS ...

The federal government has officially resumed garnishing wages and withholding benefits from student loan borrowers after years of legal limbo. The Trump administration has made several moves to limit ...

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Student loan borrowers are about to see some of the practical changes the Trump administration is making to the system that will affect their borrowing capabilities and monthly repayments after a year ...

The Biden administration spent years trying to buy votes with unconstitutional student loan bailouts, but now the Trump Department of Education is on a mission to get that taxpayer money repaid. That ...