It’s a new year for student loans, and big changes are happening that will impact millions of borrowers across the country.

The termination of Grad PLUS loans in 2026, as mandated by the "One Big Beautiful Bill Act," will reshape the financial ...

Key Takeaways The Grad PLUS program will be sunset starting in the 2026-2027 school year. At the same time, some graduate students will see the amount they can borrow at the federal level ...

Preston Cooper at AEI recently published an analysis of the latest federal student loan data, and the results were sobering: 5.5 million borrowers in default, another 3.7 million more than 270 days ...

Graduate and professional students will no longer be able to borrow unlimited funds from the federal government to cover their educational costs. The recent Republican tax-and-spending bill, which was ...

WASHINGTON,DC - SEPTEMBER 30: Secretary of Education Linda McMahon speaks with President Donald J Trump in the Oval Office at the White House on Tuesday, Sept 30, 2025 in Washington, DC. The ...

A look ahead at the federal policies taking effect in 2026 that will shape how students and families pay for college.

Learn about the different types of graduate student loans.

The federal Repayment Assistance Plan, or RAP, will be the newest student loan repayment plan. President Donald Trump’s “big, ...

The domestic policy law signed by President Donald Trump will have major implications on how students in California and across the country pay for college, with analysts describing it as the most ...

Federal student loan laws are changing in 2026, with new limits on how much some parents and students can borrow. The caps are expected to push more borrowers to private student loans for college ...

Understand the types, eligibility and repayment plans for federal student loans Written By Written by Staff Senior Editor, Buy Side Miranda Marquit is a staff senior personal finance editor for Buy ...