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Biden-era student loan plan comes to an end; Borrowers may face higher payments
Starting on Thursday, a Biden-era student loan repayment plan, known as "SAVE," is coming to an end. The program was based on ...
Student loan interest for millions resumes on Aug. 1. The average monthly payment could rise $300.
Millions of borrowers in forbearance through the SAVE plan will see interest start accruing on Friday. Here's what to know.
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A new era for college borrowing: loan forgiveness is out, private loans are in
President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill, signed into law in early July, includes an overhaul of the federal student loan ...
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Community colleges worry a new wave of loan defaults could sink their finances
Leaders of community colleges say many students are confused about the status of their loans and failing to repay them. If ...
Federal Student Loans Shrink Under the 'Big Beautiful Bill'
The 'One Big Beautiful Bill' eliminates some loan types for graduate students and creates a cap for the total amount of loans ...
Millions are scrambling as their student loan interest resumes. Here's what to know
Interest will begin to accrue for millions of student borrowers on the SAVE plan starting Aug. 1. Here's what experts say ...
As student loan interest restarts for SAVE plan borrowers, some are feeling ‘crushed’
Andrea Murzello has a doctorate in pharmacy and a stable job at a nonprofit. But she says she can’t afford to grow her family — not under the Trump administration’s latest student loan policy shift.
Virginia ranks No. 14 for increase in student loan delinquency among borrowers
According to a new WalletHub report, student loan delinquencies rose in 32 states from the final quarter of 2024 to the first quarter of 2025, and one of those states is Virginia.