Some federal student loans will no longer qualify for debt relief. In a reversal of President Joe Biden’s initial plan, the U.S. Department of Education changed guidelines for eligibility on Thursday, ...

(The Hill) – President Biden’s student loan forgiveness plan was abruptly updated on Thursday to exclude borrowers with privately held federal student loans, according to Education Department guidance ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Shahar Ziv teaches students & employees to ace their personal finances Not all borrowers should consolidate student loans in 2025.

Everyone with a stake in America’s runaway college debt problem spent two days this week coming to one conclusion: More than a month into the negotiated rulemaking, or neg reg, process, this strategy ...

UPDATE (1/17/23): The Department of Education has extended the deadline to consolidate from Dec. 31, 2023 to April 30, 2024. The story has been updated to reflect the new deadline. Earlier this year, ...

An official said 770,000 borrowers of FFEL and Perkins loans will be affected. President Joe Biden's administration is scaling back his federal student loan cancellation program to protect against ...