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35-year-old was 29 months away from getting her $247,804 student debt forgiven. Now she's stuck
Many student loan borrowers are experiencing challenges on their timeline to debt forgiveness. Here’s what they can do to stay on track for the relief.
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Income-driven student loan repayment plans have resumed. What to know
After months of Republican backlash against a Biden-era plan, the Department of Education suspended four of the agency’s programs in early March.
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Navigating uncertainty over student loan repayment plans
There’s confusion and uncertainty for borrowers after recent changes to federal student loans. Some repayment plans aimed at lowering monthly payments are currently on pause.
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Navigating uncertainty over student loan repayment plans
There’s confusion and uncertainty for borrowers after recent changes to federal student loans. Some repayment plans aimed at lowering monthly payments are currently on pause. “Oh my god. I’ve got to get a job. I’ve got to find some way to pay these back,” Miles Murphy, a Central Connecticut State University senior, said. For him, paying back his student...
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How to manage your student loan payments after a layoff
Student loan borrowers who are unemployed have a number of relief options available to them, despite current challenges to the system.
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How much student loan borrowers owe in every U.S. state — in one map
Student debt is pretty common. But average balances tend to be higher in certain states.
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Federal student loan website down after layoffs gutted Education Department
An hours-long outage on StudentAid.gov, the federal website for student loans and financial aid, has underscored the risks in rapidly gutting the Department of Education.
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Trump is dismantling the Department of Education. What does it mean for student loans?
The Department of Education distributes billions in federal money to colleges and schools and manages the federal student loan portfolio. Closing the department would mean redistributing each of those duties to another agency.
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Income-driven student loan repayment plans have been suspended. What to know
On Feb. 18, a U.S. appeals court expanded an injunction blocking a Biden-era income-driven repayment plan meant to ease the burden of student loans.
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Trump administration removes student loan repayment applications from Education Department website
The Trump administration has taken down the applications for popular student loan repayment plans from the U.S. Department of Education’s website.
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Biden's SAVE repayment plan for student loan borrowers is dead. Here's what to know
Now that the Biden administration’s SAVE plan is blocked, millions of student loan borrowers will need to find a new way to repay their debt.
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Student loan borrowers can get tax break worth up to $2,500 — see who qualifies
If you paid interest on your student loan debt in 2024, you may be able to deduct up to $2,500 from your taxable income.
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Nearly 2,000 people applied for CT student loan reimbursement program
Getting help paying student loans in exchange for some volunteer work. A new state program that’s up and running does exactly that and state lawmakers are encouraging people to apply.
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Nearly 2,000 people applied for CT student loan reimbursement program
Getting help paying student loans in exchange for some volunteer work. A new state program that’s up and running does exactly that and state lawmakers are encouraging people to apply. “I know the struggle of money and school. My parents struggle with trying to pay for my school,” Gianna Ruby-DaSilva, a Western Connecticut State University freshman, said. The cost...
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What student loan borrowers should know about plans to restart collections
Here’s what student loan borrowers struggling to pay their bills need to know about the restart of collections.
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Biden cancels student loan for another 150,000 borrowers
The latest tranche of debt forgiveness brings the total number of people benefiting from student loan cancelations to more than 5 million, the president said.
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Biden's total student debt relief passes $183 billion after he forgives another 150,000 borrowers
In his final days in office, President Joe Biden announced that his administration would forgive student debt for more than 150,000 borrowers.
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As natural disasters intensify, affected student loan borrowers have options
Federal student loan borrowers impacted by the latest wildfires in California and other natural disasters have options if they’re struggling.
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As student loan bills become a normal part of life again, tax break will be available to many
There’s one upside to your student loan payments: They might qualify you for a tax break.
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While Biden administration withdrew student loan forgiveness plans, there is still debt relief available
After the Biden administration withdrew its sweeping student loan forgiveness plans, borrowers should look into the existing debt cancellation programs.