Student loan borrowers are about to see some of the practical changes the Trump administration is making to the system that ...

Sweeping student loan forgiveness changes for federal student loans are going into effect this year, and millions of borrower ...

The federal Repayment Assistance Plan, or RAP, will be the newest student loan repayment plan. President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill,” passed in 2025, made many changes to federal student loan ...

If you have outstanding student loans, you are likely about to encounter some significant and confusing changes. If you have participated in a plan to lower your payments or defer them based on income ...

The Department of Education announced an agreement with the states suing for the elimination of the Saving for a Valuable Education repayment plan. More than 7.7 million borrowers still in forbearance ...

Millions of student loan borrowers are contending with seemingly constant changes to repayment and loan forgiveness programs. But even more major disruptions to student loans are on the horizon. And ...

Student loan balances are vanishing for some borrowers in a matter of weeks, not years, as the federal government accelerates ...

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 ...

The second Trump administration has ushered in many changes for student loan borrowers. These changes include, as part of the budget reconciliation bill, a brand-new repayment plan: The Repayment ...

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, enacted on July 4, 2025, included multiple changes to federal financial aid. Specifically, the bill decreased student loan borrowing limits and overhauled income-based ...

Trump's Education Department completed an update to income-based repayment plans. It removed the partial financial hardship requirement, expanding eligibility to borrowers with higher incomes. It's ...

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