The total U.S. student loan debt is nearly $1.8 trillion, according to the Education Data Initiative. This breaks down to an estimated $41,618 in total average student loan debt. If you have student ...

At long last, the U.S. Department of Education has begun reinstating student loan forgiveness for certain borrowers whose ...

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Federal Direct Loans are originated by the federal government and don’t come with credit criteria. Federal student loan rates for the 2025-2026 school year range from 6.39% to 8.94%. Consider maxing ...

Trump's Department of Education said that student-loan borrowers are still required to make payments during a government ...

Trump's Department of Education is beginning negotiations for its plan to change student-loan repayment and place new caps on ...

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If you have student loan debt, student loan forgiveness programs could help. If you qualify, student loan forgiveness could eliminate any remaining debt you owe — after a certain point. Notably, these ...

Understand the types, eligibility and repayment plans for federal student loans Staff Personal Finance Editor, Buy Side Valerie Morris is a staff editor at Buy Side and a personal finance expert.