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31.08.2026So your student loan payment went up — what now?Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... By Elin Johnson, NerdWallet As student loan borrowers across America switch off of the more affordable Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) repayment plan and prepare to choose a new repayment pla...
15.07.2026Public Service Loan Forgiveness has new rules — 3 changes borrowers should know aboutBeginning this month, the eligibility rules for Public Service Loan Forgiveness have changed as a result of President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The new Tiered Standard Plan doesn’t qualify for PSLF, and many parent borrower...
01.07.2026Trump administration’s limits on student loan forgiveness program are blocked. What to knowTrump’s policy that narrowed eligibility for Public Service Loan Forgiveness will not go into effect, after two federal judges blocked the rule. PSLF, signed into law in 2007 by George W. Bush, offers debt cancellation after a decade to bor...
04.05.2026Private student loan market set to expand under new federal loan caps — with risks for grad school borrowersThe private student loan market is projected to expand, after President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act established new borrowing limits on federal education loans for graduate students. The Education Department finalized details ...
12.03.2026Trump administration has scaled back oversight of student loan servicers, congressional watchdog findsIn February 2025, the U.S. Department of Education stopped assessing student loan servicers “on accuracy and call quality,” the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office found in a new report. That was shortly before the Trump administra...
02.03.2026Trump says the U.S. is ‘richer and stronger than ever’—why some Americans don’t feel itDuring President Donald Trump’s annual State of the Union address on Tuesday, he spoke about the economy and the state of affordability for Americans, saying conditions have improved during his second term. “Our nation is back: Bigger, bett...
19.02.2026Trump administration issues warning to hundreds of colleges with low student loan repayment ratesTrump officials are warning hundreds of colleges that they could risk their access to financial aid if a high percentage of their students don’t repay their student loans. The notice comes as the Trump administration grapples with a surge i...
28.01.2026Fed holds interest rates steady: What that means for mortgages, credit cards and loansThe Federal Reserve kept interest rates unchanged at the conclusion of its first policy decision of 2026 on Wednesday. At a time when many U.S. households are concerned about affordability challenges, the central bank’s decision has far-rea...
20.01.2026Trump administration’s delay on student loan collections offers borrowers time to get currentIt’s uncertain how long the Trump administration’s pause on student loan collections will last. In the meantime, experts say, borrowers should move quickly to get current on their debt and to protect their tax refunds, wages and retirement ...
16.01.2026Education Department to delay collections on defaulted student loansThe Department of Education announced Friday it would delay involuntary collections for federal student loans, including wage garnishments. Defaulted borrowers were to be notified beginning the week of Jan. 7 that their wages would be garni...
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