Student Loan Advice

From Hurricane Maria to the California wildfires, to flooding in the Midwest, Americans have endured quite a few major natural disasters in recent... Read more

If you’re a typical broke college student, you probably don’t have much money left over after tuition and fees to go shopping. But some expenses... Read more

Seeking, borrowing and repaying student loans seem to involve reams of paperwork with piles of forms and files, almost as if you were starting a new... Read more

Making your student loan payments on time comes with many benefits. You might work toward qualifying for forgiveness (for your federal loans) or... Read more

With life’s busy schedule, it’s hard for most of us to dig through all the information thrown our way. Each week we scour the media universe to... Read more

Are you having trouble paying medical debt or being able to afford an upcoming procedure? Here's where to find the best medical... 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

What if you could borrow money for school without having to cover interest? And what if you could repay the principal automatically and within as... Read more

One of the most important things for student loan borrowers to know about Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) is that almost no one receives it…... Read more

When you get married, “yours and mine” becomes “ours” — for almost everything except student loan debt. But even here, it’s worth... Read more

Now, more than ever, various private lenders are helping student loan borrowers refinance at lower rates and save thousands of dollars in interest... Read more

When you’re focused on paying off debt, high interest rates can be demoralizing. It’s deflating to watch a sizable portion of each payment go... Read more