Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Marguerita is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP), Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor ...

Key Points ・The federal government is projected to lose just 4 cents for every $1 it lends to students in 2026, down from 18 cents in 2025. ・The decline is largely driven by the replacement of prior ...

A new report from the Congressional Budget Office confirms that the One Big Beautiful Bill Act is set to reduce the amount of ...

A Direct Student Loan is another name for a federally issued student loan in the United States. If you borrowed money from the U.S. Department of Education, you likely took out a Direct Loan. Since ...

As a result, while the new subsidy rate for the 2026 cohort of student loans is very low relative to recent history, it is not the lowest in the history of the direct loan program based on pre-SAVE ...

The U.S. has approved more than $42 billion in federal student loan debt forgiveness for more than 615,000 borrowers in the past 18 months as part of a program aimed at getting more people to work in ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Adam Minsky is an attorney and writer focusing on student loans. Several million borrowers may lose access to affordable payments ...

The Education Department began announcing long-awaited student loan forgiveness approvals under key programs after a lengthy delay had left many in limbo.

The Trump administration's plan to shift $1.6 trillion in student loans could include a sale to a private buyer. If that's the case, any potential purchaser has some serious due diligence to undertake ...