Current Student Loans News
Stay up to date with trends that will impact your student loans – and your wallet.
Latest Student Loans News
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Student loan payment pause could be extended, and other current student loan news for the week of Aug. 1, 2022
The payment pause ends on Aug. 31, but it could be extended again.
3 min read Aug 01, 2022
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New bill would decrease time for Public Service Loan Forgiveness, and other current student loan news for the week of July 18, 2022
A new bill would forgive student debt under PSLF after just five years of payments.
2 min read Jul 19, 2022
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Education Department to cancel $6 billion in student debt through borrower defense
More than 200,000 borrowers who were misled by colleges will have loans discharged.
2 min read Jul 07, 2022
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Education Department proposes major overhauls to student loan relief programs
New regulations may make it easier for borrowers to receive student loan discharge.
3 min read Jul 06, 2022
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Temporary Public Service Loan Forgiveness waiver could be extended, and other current student loan news for the week of July 5, 2022
Borrowers may have more time to take advantage of revised PSLF rules.
2 min read Jul 05, 2022
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New bill would allow spouses to separate consolidated student loans, and other current student loan news for the week of June 20, 2022
Borrowers may no longer be responsible for debt from former spouses.
2 min read Jun 20, 2022
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Former Corinthian Colleges students receive student loan forgiveness, and other current student loan news for the week of June 6, 2022
The Education Department is discharging $5.8 billion in student loan debt.
1 min read Jun 06, 2022
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Education Department forgives $5.8 billion in federal student loans for former Corinthian Colleges students
This marks the largest student loan discharge made by the Education Department.
2 min read Jun 02, 2022
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Senators introduce bill that would block student loan forgiveness, and other current student loan news for the week of May 23, 2022
A new bill would prevent the government from canceling student loan debt.
2 min read May 23, 2022
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Federal student loan interest rates will increase for the 2022-23 academic year
This increase brings federal student loan interest rates back to pre-pandemic levels.
2 min read May 11, 2022