Key Points ・Short-term income drops during maternity leave can qualify borrowers for deferment, forbearance, or lower payments under income-driven repayment plans. ・Re-certifying income while earnings ...

If you don’t understand it, that’s not your fault. It’s just phenomenally complicated,” says Winston Berkman-Breen, legal director at Protect Borrowers.

If you've got student debt to repay, you're not alone. An estimated 42.7 million Americans are in the same boat. It's easy to stress over student loans, but take a deep breath. You just need a plan to ...

Federal student loan borrowing limits exist to protect you from yourself and ensure you don't over-extend yourself when paying for higher education. If you need to borrow money to pay for college, ...

A popular path for parents to get income-driven repayment plans is being eliminated, but there's still time to qualify.

The month of February will be critical for certain borrowers pursuing student loan forgiveness, and hundreds of thousands of ...

The Trump administration has agreed to resume student loan forgiveness for an estimated 2.5 million borrowers who are enrolled in certain federal repayment plans following a lawsuit from the American ...

“Private student loan access is by no means guaranteed, and even if a student can access private student loans, the interest rate may be quite a bit higher than the interest rate for federal student ...