GOP budget proposals will raise costs on student loans, push more borrowers into default and cut assistance programs to the ...

Federal student loan debt has reached a critical point in the United States, with approximately 5.3 million borrowers ...

Photo Illustration: Ryan Trefes Millions of Americans had their student-loan payments put on pause during the pandemic. Now they are back on the hook again. For borrowers, this means that every ...

High levels of student loan debt can impact financial decisions Student loan balances can have a significant impact on the economy because they prevent borrowers from moving forward with other ...

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The bill would basically turn back the clock on the Biden administration’s efforts to make college loans more affordable for ...

The student loan crisis is a national emergency ... but high monthly payments combined with broader economic pressures like inflation, cost of living, and stagnant wages make it nearly impossible ...

But how, exactly, does student debt affect the economy, and more importantly ... these racial disparities within the student loan crisis, progressive groups such as the American Civil Liberties ...

Some believe the nation’s $1.62 trillion in outstanding student loans could pose a threat to the economy in much the same way as the mortgage crisis did in 2008 and 2009. Is that true?

A small decline in interest rates on federal loans for next school year is the first in five years. It comes amid turmoil in ...

Over 2.2 million borrowers saw 100+ point credit score drops due to resumed student loan payments. More than 1 million Americans lost 150+ points, oft ...

The Biden administration's new student loan ... a debt crisis. And students will increasingly choose to forgo college entirely—diminishing their potential earnings and denying our economy ...