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Student loan refinance rates have held steady throughout the first part of 2026 as the Fed has held interest rates steady. As ...

Student loan borrowers suffered a defeat this week after a federal court dismissed an appeal challenging stricter standards ...

About 70% of college students rely on loans to finance their education, according to the Urban Institute. And while federal student loans offer lower rates and more hardship relief options, they're ...

Thousands of borrowers should receive a discharge of their federal student loans this month. But there are new questions ...

The new rates, which are based on the results of this month’s Treasury auction, apply only to new federal student loans first disbursed between July 1, 2026 and June 30, 2027. Existing federal loans ...

Even small interest rate increases compound, particularly for borrowers financing tens of thousands of dollars in tuition.

International students—those who attend college in the U.S. but don’t hold U.S. citizenship—may be able to refinance their student loans if they’re eager for a lower interest rate. The process can be ...

Major student loan changes are set to take effect on July 1, 2026, and a survey found that Americans are largely unprepared ...

Getting your MBA is an investment in your professional future. But federal student loans can only go so far, so many business school students turn to private student loans to help foot the bill. If ...