If you don’t understand it, that’s not your fault. It’s just phenomenally complicated,” says Winston Berkman-Breen, legal director at Protect Borrowers.

Almost 50% of students borrow student loans for community college. It's no secret that the cost of going to college and debt from student loans have significantly increased over the past several ...

Federal student loan laws are changing in 2026, with new limits on how much some parents and students can borrow. The caps are expected to push more borrowers to private student loans for college ...

Federal student loan borrowing limits exist to protect you from yourself and ensure you don't over-extend yourself when paying for higher education. If you need to borrow money to pay for college, ...

It’s been a confusing — and at times, chaotic — few weeks for student loan borrowers. President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill, signed into law in early July, includes an overhaul of the federal ...

Founded in 2014, fintech College Ave has student loans for parents, undergraduates and graduate students, with a range of repayment terms, from full principal and interest while studying to no ...

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A small decline in interest rates on federal loans for next school year is the first in five years. It comes amid turmoil in student loan and financial aid programs. By Ann Carrns There’s one small ...

Whether your child is entering college this year or several years from now, college costs are on almost every parent’s mind. If you don’t have big bucks set aside, either in savings or a 529 plan, ...

If you’re a prospective graduate student or parent of a future college student, you may soon find yourself in need of an additional — and perhaps unexpected — source of financing: a private student ...