The U.S. Department of Education offers direct loans specifically for parents of college students, called Parent PLUS loans. Like with other federal student loans, only a few special circumstances ...

Money mattered, but each of their children had taken steps to lower costs by earning college credits in high school and ...

Going to college is more expensive than ever. According to the Education Data Initiative, a 4-year, full-time undergraduate degree averages $38,270. Students attending private institutions will pay ...

The “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” eliminates loan options, raises repayment costs, and could leave families with surprise tax bills, according to Protect Borrowers.

Connecticut officials say the student loan changes will keep people in debt far longer than they needed to be and limit ...

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Borrowers must consolidate their loans or risk losing lower payments and potential forgiveness. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our advertising partners who compensate us ...

In my column last week about student loans, I focused on changes coming to the outstanding loan burden for graduates. But ...

The "One Big, Beautiful Bill" lowers the amount of federal student loans available to borrowers. As a result, college ...

The changes are significant, but not immediate. Most will go into effect from July 1, 2026, to July 1, 2028, including: Big cuts to federal loans for grad students and parents. A new repayment plan ...

Republicans on the House education committee publicly unveiled their plan Tuesday to remake the federal student loan system while also cutting more than $330 billion in federal spending to help offset ...