When you borrow a federal student loan, you have to wade through a lot of financial terminology. While navigating all this information can be stressful, knowing how these terms affect your repayment ...

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(CNN) — The Biden administration has a plan to slow interest from adding to borrowers’ federal student loan debt balances. A proposed change to a federal rule announced earlier this month would limit ...

The Biden administration has a plan to slow interest from adding to borrowers’ federal student loan debt balances. A proposed change to a federal rule announced earlier this month would limit the ...

The Biden administration has a plan to slow interest from adding to borrowers' federal student loan debt balances. A proposed change to a federal rule announced earlier this month would limit the ...

Ever wonder how someone could borrow $20,000 for college but end up owing more? Enter interest capitalization. This is when unpaid interest is added to a loan’s principal. It can happen when someone ...

The Education Department unveiled a list of proposals to reform the student-loan industry. Preventing interest capitalization, which grows on a borrower's principal balance, is one of them. The goal ...

The Biden administration has a plan to slow interest from adding to borrowers' federal student loan debt balances.A proposed change to a federal rule announced earlier this month would limit the ...