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Key Points There are renewed calls to end Federal ownership of student loans and revert to a private/commercial student loan lending model. Privatizing federal student loans may cut federal losses,…

Key Points Borrowers are currently unable to re-certify their income for existing repayment plans, causing payments to spike to Standard 10-Year Repayment Plan amounts. Forbearance may be available, but it…

Key Points The Department of Education has halted all income-driven repayment (IDR) plan applications, including online and paper submissions, following a court order. Borrowers who missed their IDR recertification deadline…

Key Points A recent court ruling signals the likely end of the SAVE repayment plan, but legal proceedings are not yet finalized. The Trump administration may keep the plan technically…

There have been 20 “funding gaps” and 4 full government shutdowns in the last 50 years. The last shutdown happened in December 2018 and January 2019. But the threat of…

While many types of student loan forgiveness are tax-free federally, several states may levy taxes on student loan forgiveness. Even though some popular programs like Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF)…

Student loan repayment plans created by Congress are harder to change than those created by the Department of Education. Trump administration policies could easily target plans developed through administrative rulemaking.…

Panacea Financial is a financial services company offering medical student loan refinancing options. If you’ve made it through medical school, there’s a good chance you’ve relied on some amount of…

Home » Student Loan Refinance » Which Debts Should You Pay Off First — Credit Cards or Student Loans? Having more than one type of debt is common, and that’s…

The Biden White House took big swings at student-loan relief, but its efforts were complicated by opposition.