Federal student loans should come with slightly lower interest rates in the 2025-2026 academic year. Here's what to know.

Federal student loans should come with slightly lower interest rates in the 2025-2026 academic year. Here’s what to know.

When I wrote my most recent column on the government’ s plan to restart the collection of defaulted student loans, I was hoping it would generate more questions from readers about the nuances of the ...

Mark Kantrowitz is a nationally recognized expert on student financial aid and student loans. He often contributes comments on Bankrate’s student loan coverage (such as the recent court decision ...

The CFPB has not spelled out who will qualify for the consumer redress, said higher education expert Mark Kantrowitz. Still, "there are some clues in the settlement" about eligibility, Kantrowitz ...

financial-aid expert Mark Kantrowitz told ABC News. The current interest rate of a new student loan is 5.5%. The borrowing rate for student loans is set by adding a fixed amount of 2.05 percentage ...