Some of the pauses on student loans may offer borrowers temporary relief, while others are simply injecting even more ...

Thousands of students will be heading off for their first year of university in the coming weeks. For many, managing their student loan will mark their first taste of financial independence. But being ...

The "One Big, Beautiful Bill" created a new repayment plan starting in 2026 that will reduce the amount of loans some ...

The U.S. Department of Education has extended the pandemic-era pause on collection efforts of defaulted student loan borrowers once more.

The federal student loan interest rate for undergraduates in 2025-26 is 6.39%. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our advertising partners who compensate us when you take ...

When I started at the Department of Education in the 1990s, student loans were a popular middle-class benefit. College affordability or student loan debt were rarely front-page news. Our dingy offices ...

The average student loan borrower aged 35 to 49 years has struggled with payments and is delinquent or in default.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The government shut down on October 1. Student-loan borrowers are still required to make payments during a shutdown. Negotiations ...

Many federal student loans have 10-year repayment terms, but paying off your loans early might save you money Written By Written by Loans Deputy Editor, Buy Side Jessica Ullrich is Deputy Editor at ...