The Trump administration has brought income-driven repayment-plan applications back online, after borrowers spent weeks in limbo Student-loan borrowers looking to get into affordable repayment plans ...

The average interest rate on 10-year fixed-rate private student loans dropped last week. For many borrowers, that means rates ...

The Department of Education announced Wednesday it is reopening applications for income-driven repayment plans for federal student loan borrowers. IDR plans allow borrowers to make monthly payments ...

The total U.S. student loan debt is nearly $1.8 trillion, according to the Education Data Initiative. This breaks down to an estimated $41,618 in total average student loan debt. If you have student ...

March 27 (UPI) --The Department of Education has reopened online applications for a student loan repayment program used by millions of people, it announced Thursday. Earlier this year, the Trump ...

Student loan rates have held steady over the last week. As of January 27, 2026, private student loan lenders are offering fixed rates as low as 2.69% APR and variable rates starting as low as 3.28% ...

Student loan lenders can offer cash bonuses and promotional offers when you refinance a student loan with them. Many of these ...

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Application backlogs for IDR plans may be about to get a whole lot worse for borrowers with student loans enrolled in the ...

Student-loan borrowers looking to get into affordable repayment plans are now able to apply after weeks of limbo. Still, advocates are concerned it could be weeks or months before borrowers will ...