With two new repayment plans and the impending end of the Saving for a Valuable Education plan, here are all the things borrowers need to know for 2026.

Key Points ・The SAVE repayment plan is officially cancelled but borrowers are waiting for a date on when the administrative ...

The "One Big, Beautiful Bill" created a new repayment plan starting in 2026 that will reduce the amount of loans some borrowers can have. Loan forgiveness will once again be taxable, and some ...

Millions of borrowers who are behind can expect the government to tighten repayment options this year. Experts say take ...

STUDENT LOANS, LISTEN UP. THERE ARE A NUMBER OF CHANGES BEING MADE TO REPAYMENT PLANS. AND THERE ARE SOME NEW PLANS AS WELL. IT’S ALL PART OF THE RECENTLY PASSED GOVERNMENT SPENDING BILL. THE ONE BIG ...

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 3, 2025: Linda McMahon, Secretary of Education, during a hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., June 3, 2025. One of the Department of Education's student loan servicers ...

Corrections and clarifications: This story has been updated to reflect that President Donald Trump initially paused student loan payments in March 2020. As May approaches, the federal government will ...

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If you've got student debt to repay, you're not alone. An estimated 42.7 million Americans are in the same boat. It's easy to stress over student loans, but take a deep breath. You just need a plan to ...

As of July 2026, Americans with federal student loan debt will only have two options to pay it off: A standard repayment plan or the new Repayment Assistance Plan (RAP). “RAP represents a meaningful ...