Federal student loans come in two main flavors, and the difference between them can quietly add thousands of dollars to the ...

Student loan types can be confusing, and choosing poorly can cost thousands of dollars over a career. I focus here on seven ...

Interest rates on subsidized Stafford Loans are set to double July 1, 2013. June 3, 2013— -- You've heard vague mentions of interest rates doubling on some student loans and it makes your stomach ...

After an entire year, Congress has failed to come up with a plan that would prevent government-funded Stafford subsidized student loan interest rates from doubling — effective Monday. Though the lack ...

President Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” could reshape how millions of Americans pay for college. Among its most controversial changes are deep cuts to Pell Grants, the elimination of subsidized ...

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), a federal budget reconciliation package signed into law on July 4, 2025, includes several significant changes to federal student aid that will take effect on ...

It's one of the very, very few issues Democrats and Republicans can agree on: Preventing the rate on federally-subsidized student loans from doubling this summer. Both parties desperately want the ...

The Education Department will lower graduate loan caps to $100,000 in 2026, while “professional” programs are allowed higher ...