Student loan borrowers who take out new federal loans or consolidate existing debt after July 1 could face fewer repayment ...

After being told for years to consolidate federal student loans, we are now entering a period during which federal student ...

Federal Direct Loans are originated by the federal government and don’t come with credit criteria. Federal student loan rates for 2024-2025 range from 6.53% to 9.08%. Rates are expected to be lower ...

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Student loan borrowers suffered a defeat this week after a federal court dismissed an appeal challenging stricter standards ...

New borrowers aren’t eligible for Grad Plus loans starting in July.

As of 2024, nearly 43 million adults hold federal student loans in the U.S. These federal loans constitute over 92% of the nation’s $1.74 trillion in student loan debt, with an average balance of ...

Beginning July 1, 2010, the U.S. Department of Education contracted with several entities to provide loan servicing for borrowers of Federal Direct Subsidized, Federal Direct Unsubsidized and Federal ...

These fixed-rate, federally guaranteed loans are processed through the Federal Direct Loan Program. Loans will be issued in the student’s name, and the student will be responsible for repayment. To be ...