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What To Do If You Can’t Get A Student Loan For College

Oct 24, 202616 min

Do Unemployment Benefits Count On The FAFSA? 2027-28 Rules

Oct 23, 202611 min

Free Tuition Still Leaves Students With $20,000 To $25,000 A Year In Costs, Brookings Says

Oct 22, 20267 min

University Of Arizona Moves To Freeze Tuition For Every Student In 2027-28

Oct 21, 20267 min

UC Covers Tuition For California Families Earning Under $100,000

Oct 20, 20264 min

Penn State Targets 47 Programs For Closure, Mostly At Commonwealth Campuses

Oct 19, 20265 min

Bank Of America To Pay $1.2 Billion, Including Record $750 Million OCC Penalty

Oct 18, 20266 min

Inflation Hits 3.7% In September As Gas Prices Jump 9.1%

Oct 17, 20265 min

Social Security Benefits Rise 3.6% In 2027, The Largest COLA Since 2023

Oct 16, 20266 min

States That Require The FAFSA To Graduate: 2026 Update

Oct 11, 202615 min

New Senate Bill Would Give First-Time Homebuyers $5 For Every $1 They Save

Oct 10, 20266 min

Lawsuit Says Education Department Still Reports $4.6 Billion In Cancelled Student Loans

Oct 9, 202611 min

Education Department And Treasury Launch Online Portal For Student Loan Borrowers In Default

Oct 8, 20269 min

Education Department Extends 1% Student Loan Auto Pay Discount Deadline To December 31

Oct 7, 20268 min

Senate Passes The Protect College Sports Act: What It Means For NIL Money And Families

Oct 6, 20267 min

89 Groups Demand Congress Take Action As Student Loan Errors Hit Borrowers

Oct 5, 20268 min

My Student Loans Are Finally Being Forgiven. Could I Owe Taxes On Them?

Oct 4, 202610 min

9.3 Million Federal Student Loan Borrowers Are Now In Default, New FSA Data Shows

Oct 3, 202611 min

FAFSA Skipped The Asset Questions? Here’s When Assets Don’t Have To Be Reported

Oct 2, 20268 min

Notre Dame Will Require SAT And ACT Scores Again Starting With Fall 2028 Applicants

Oct 1, 20266 min

UVM Cuts Tuition By $18,000 For Students From Five New England States

Sep 30, 20267 min

U.S. Teens Rank 23rd In Math, 10th In Reading On The 2026 Global Exam

Sep 29, 20269 min

How Much Should You Have In A 529 Plan By Age

Sep 28, 202615 min

Who Wins College Scholarships? Sallie Data Shows Early, High-Volume Applicants

Sep 27, 20268 min

Student Loan Debt Reaches $1.86 Trillion, Up $55.6 Billion From A Year Ago

Sep 26, 20264 min

New Bipartisan Bill Would Count SAVE Forbearance Months Toward PSLF, No Buyback Required

Sep 25, 20269 min

Newsom Signs Laws Letting California Community Colleges Add Up To 12 Bachelor’s Degrees

Sep 24, 20268 min

Why Elite Colleges Are Racing To Offer Free Tuition

Sep 23, 20268 min

New House Bill Would Make Farm And Ranch Workers Eligible For PSLF

Sep 22, 20265 min

IRS Proposes Ending Tax-Exempt Status For 18,000 Private Schools Over Race-Based Policies

Sep 21, 20269 min

UC San Diego’s Remedial Math Class Is Full — Reigniting The Debate Over Test Requirements

Sep 20, 202612 min

Texas State Doubles Free Tuition Income Cap To $100,000 For 2027 Freshmen

Sep 18, 20264 min

Bill Gates Says Heavy AI Use Could Cause Students To End Up Learning Less

Sep 17, 202610 min

ASU’s New “Influencer Degree” Costs Up To $60,000 A Year. Will It Pay Off?

Sep 16, 20267 min

Free Community College Pays For Itself, New NBER Study Finds

Sep 15, 20267 min

Senators Demand ED Account for $1 Billion Student Loan Fund as Defaults Hit 9M

Sep 14, 20268 min

New Bill Would Use IRS Data To Automatically Put Struggling Student Loan Borrowers Into Low Payments

Sep 11, 20267 min

NIL Money And Taxes: What College Athletes Owe The IRS, The FAFSA, And Their Agent

Sep 4, 202629 min

ED Changes Grad PLUS Rule: Credit Hours Now Decide Who Keeps Uncapped Student Loans

Sep 3, 20266 min

Parent PLUS Caps At $20,000 A Year, Leaving Cosigners Fewer Options In Year 4

Sep 2, 20266 min

PSLF Payment Counts Drop as Education Department Corrects IDR Adjustment Errors

Sep 1, 202611 min

Sanders Bill Would Ban Social Security Garnishment For Defaulted Student Loans

Aug 31, 20266 min

College Is Not Risk-Free: The Hidden Costs Families Never Expect

Aug 29, 202622 min

Education Department Moves To Break Up Accreditor Power With New Proposed Rule

Aug 28, 20268 min

The Final SAVE Plan Lawsuit Is Fully Briefed — Here’s When Borrowers Could Get An Answer

Aug 27, 202611 min

ED Changes Grad PLUS Rule: Credit Hours Now Decide Who Keeps Uncapped Student Loans

Aug 26, 20266 min

Families Spent $34,019 On College Last Year, Up 10%

Aug 25, 202611 min

Unions Sue To Block Student Loan Rule That Caps Nursing And Social Work Borrowing At $100,000

Aug 24, 20267 min

Nearly 92% Of U.S. Kids Qualify For The New $1,700 Federal Scholarship Tax Credit

Aug 15, 20265 min

OIG Report: Education Department Cut 40% Of Staff, Gutting Student Loan Oversight

Aug 14, 20267 min