Since 2005, student loan debt has increased by more than tenfold, growing from roughly $160 billion to over $1.7 trillion currently. During his term, President Biden forgave approximately $188 billion ...

Millions of student loan borrowers can breathe a sigh of relief now that the Department of Education has agreed to restart some major loan forgiveness programs. The White House said this week it will ...

The federal Repayment Assistance Plan, or RAP, will be the newest student loan repayment plan. President Donald Trump’s “big, beautiful bill,” passed in 2025, made many changes to federal student loan ...

Millions of student loan borrowers are contending with seemingly constant changes to repayment and loan forgiveness programs. But even more major disruptions to student loans are on the horizon. And ...

The Trump administration has reached a significant agreement to cancel student debt for millions of borrowers, marking a notable shift from previous efforts to block certain loan forgiveness programs.

The Trump administration has made significant changes to federal student loan forgiveness programs since taking office in January 2025. A new rule effective July 2026 will exclude some public service ...

The Department of Education has warned certain student loan borrowers that they will need to swiftly change repayment plans in order to continue paying off their debts without being placed onto more ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Adam Minsky is an attorney and writer focusing on student loans. Student loan borrowers filed a new lawsuit on Monday, arguing the ...

Student loan borrowers spent years hearing that relief was finally on the way, only to discover that the clean slate they were promised may come with a surprise bill from the Internal Revenue Service.