Key Points ・Deferment lets borrowers pause federal student loan payments during hardship or unemployment, often without interest on subsidized loans. ・Current deferment options (like economic hardship ...

There is currently more than $1.6 trillion of student loan debt in the United States. A person with an average amount of ...

Federal student loan rates are fixed and set by a formula created by Congress that changes annually. For the 2025-2026 ...

CHICAGO -- While the Supreme Court struck down President Joe Biden's student loan forgiveness program in late June, a separate and significant change to the federal student loan system is moving ahead ...

Trump's Education Department is beginning negotiations on its student-loan repayment proposals. They include replacing existing income-driven repayment plans with two options. New caps on borrowing ...