Even though lawsuits restricted federal student loan forgiveness, thousands of borrowers still received forgiveness in 2025.

Importantly, only activities occurring on or after July 1, 2026 will be subject to this new rule — so past qualifying work ...

Are audiologists, nurse practitioners, physical therapists, or speech-language pathologists not “professionals”? The ...

Understand the types, eligibility and repayment plans for federal student loans.

The month of February will be critical for certain borrowers pursuing student loan forgiveness, and hundreds of thousands of borrowers could be impacted.

Income-based repayment currently is the only student loan repayment plan that remains preserved by the One Big Beautiful Bill ...

The federal government’s move to restrict student loan provisions and take away nursing’s “professional” designation could seriously damage workforce building efforts, nursing leaders say.

Under a new agreement to terminate the SAVE plan, the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) made major changes to the repayment plans available to borrowers after nearly two years of litigation. The ...

Some American student loan borrowers face an important deadline if they want their loan forgiveness to be processed and avoid major financial penalties. People enrolled in the SAVE play who already ...

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 18: A Department of Education sign is displayed outside of their federal student aid office on May 18, 2025 in Washington, DC. Borrowers have been reporting false default alerts ...

The Department of Education has accumulated a backlog of more than 800,000 applications for income-driven loan repayments (IDR) as of Dec. 15, according to the most recent status report in a lawsuit ...