Payments still due and loan servicers remain open, collection activity will still happen. IDR applications will still be processed. Pell Grants and Direct Loans will continue to be disbursed, but ...

The Education Department, the lawsuit argues, promised to discharge more than $23 billion in student loans, but many borrowers report they haven't received the relief.

The Repayment Assistance Plan (RAP) goes into effect July 1, 2026. Learn who is eligible, and how switching plans will affect your payments.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Adam Minsky is an attorney and writer focusing on student loans. The new Repayment Assistance Plan (RAP) for federal student loans ...

America’s student loan system has not been “fixed”. It has been edited in the way bureaucracies edit: Not by tearing the building down, but by changing the doors, tightening the corridors, and ...

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Only defaulted federal student loans put your tax refund at risk, not delinquent or private student loans. You have 65 days from the notice to stop it with payment arrangements or a valid objection.

Subsidized and unsubsidized federal loans are the first choice for many nursing students. You don't need a good credit score to qualify, you can defer repayment while you're in school, you may be ...

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