Understand the types, eligibility and repayment plans for federal student loans ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Adam Minsky is an attorney and writer focusing on student loans. The Education Department on Monday officially implemented a ...

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 ...

The Department of Education building in Washington, D.C., March 24, 2025. Editorial Fellow Millions of student loan borrowers whose monthly payments were reduced to as low as $0 under a forgiveness ...

The Trump administration has reached a joint settlement with seven states that will effectively shut down a key Biden-era student loan relief program. But what about the roughly 7 million people ...

・The OBBBA imposes new borrowing caps on formerly unlimited federal programs (Parent PLUS and Grad PLUS), reducing the pool of high-earning borrowers in the federal system. ・These new caps effectively ...

Nearly a third of registered nurses and advanced practice nurses in Michigan carry sizable student loan debt that is ...

Despite court fights and policy delays in 2025, federal student loan relief is still moving forward for many borrowers. The Department of Education has approved additional discharges even as some ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Adam Minsky is an attorney and writer focusing on student loans. The Department of Education published new rules on Friday that ...

The Wisconsin Coalition on Student Debt runs a free, confidential helpline for borrowers and prospective borrowers. Wisconsin Watch spoke to Executive Director Carole Trone about wage garnishment, ...

Student loan interest rates remain fairly stable, but federal rates are likely to change in the second half of the year ...