Student Loan Advice

Income-driven repayment plans can be great resources for federal student loan borrowers. While these plans won’t necessarily help you pay off debt... Read more

The coronavirus outbreak has changed the entire landscape of student loan repayment and refinance. This means that some of the advice on this blog,... Read more

With the coronavirus pandemic closing schools across the country, many students and their families are worried about the impact on college... Read more

Update: The relief package has now passed into law. It is worth roughly $2 trillion and includes a six-month suspension of all federal student loan... Read more

Welcome to Student Loan News, a weekly summary of developments and events affecting college debt in the U.S. Join us each Friday for a look at... Read more

Navient and Sallie Mae are two student loan servicers that are often confused as one. Although Sallie Mae launched Navient, the two companies... Read more

While you know it’s important to maintain a good credit score, you might be wondering, “How do credit scores work?” Well, your credit score is... Read more

If you refinanced your student loans recently, you might be worried about keeping up with payments in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic,... Read more

If you’re struggling to repay your federal student loans, you don’t have to resign yourself to pinching pennies to make your payments. Borrowers... Read more

Bank of America has a variety of loan types, but personal loans aren't one of them. Learn about the best Bank of America personal loan alternatives... Read more

You want to earn extra spending money, but you don’t have time in your busy schedule to commute back and forth to an off-campus job. Fortunately,... Read more

What would you do with an extra $500? Kickstart your emergency fund? Finish paying off one of your credit cards? Or would you need the money to pay... Read more