Major changes to the Parent Plus program are coming — but borrowers can take action to keep some options intact.

Here’s what student loan borrowers should know about the July 1, 2026 cutoff, and what you should do to avoid restricting ...

Key Points ・Existing Parent PLUS borrowers must consolidate and enroll in income-driven repayment by strict 2026 deadlines to ...

Sweeping student loan forgiveness changes for federal student loans are going into effect this year, and millions of borrower ...

The "One Big, Beautiful Bill" created a new repayment plan starting in 2026 that will reduce the amount of loans some ...

The Education Department is rolling out changes to the Parent PLUS student-loan program. The changes include a $65,000 lifetime borrowing cap, or $20,000 per year. It could leave some parents without ...

The U.S. Department of Education plans to end a student loan debt forgiveness program used by millions of Americans. The feds said Dec. 9 that they had reached a proposed court settlement to kill the ...

Millions of student loan borrowers can breathe a sigh of relief now that the Department of Education has agreed to restart some major loan forgiveness programs. The White House said this week it will ...

Greg Jackson, a history teacher for New Haven Public Schools, remembers coming home from class at community college in Orange County, New York, in 1993 to find a $3,000 bill waiting for him. He said ...

WASHINGTON — A borrower advocacy group says a new federal law will make paying for college more expensive and could saddle families with unexpected costs. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, signed into ...

It would be hard to blame student loan borrowers for stumbling into 2026 like dazed freshmen on their first day on campus. A dizzying parade of changes has upended the federal student loan ...

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, enacted on July 4, 2025, included multiple changes to federal financial aid. Specifically, the bill decreased student loan borrowing limits and overhauled income-based ...