Student loan forbearance can temporarily stop or lower your payments, but it usually increases the amount you owe. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our advertising partners ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Adam Minsky is an attorney and writer focusing on student loans. The Biden administration unveiled updated guidance last month for ...

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 04: U.S. President Donald Trump, joined by Republican lawmakers, signs the One, Big Beautiful Bill Act into law during an Independence Day military family picnic on the South ...

President Joe Biden is taking a "hard look" at canceling some federal student loan debt, but even a broad forgiveness plan may leave out some of the 43 million borrowers. Biden has indicated that if ...

・Starting July 1, 2027, new federal student loan borrowers will no longer qualify for economic hardship or unemployment deferment. ・Forbearance options will be restricted to a maximum of 9 months ...

Student loan borrowers enrolled in the federal Saving on a Valuable Education (SAVE) plan reported unexpected increases in their loan balances, despite government assurances that no interest would ...

When student loan servicers change hands, the transition can lead to major headaches — just ask Annie Nova in New York City. Nova is a reporter for CNBC, and since finishing grad school in 2017, had ...