There are four types of federal student loans: subsidized, unsubsidized, PLUS and consolidation loans. Many changes are coming to federal student loans in 2026, including the elimination of Graduate ...

Tens of thousands of borrowers may be about to receive automatic student loan forgiveness after the U.S. Department of ...

Trump’s “ Big Beautiful Bill ” has changed the amount graduate students can borrow from federal student loans. Graduate ...

More than 83,000 federal student loan borrowers are waiting for a Public Service Loan Forgiveness Buyback application decision. What experts say to do while in line.

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Marguerita is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP), Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor ...

You can refinance both federal student loans and private student loans, but one is riskier than the other. When you refinance federal loans, you're no longer eligible for federal benefits and ...

The average interest rate on 10-year fixed-rate private student loans moved up last week. For borrowers pursuing private loans to fill in gaps to pay for higher education expenses, ...