Federal Direct Loans are originated by the federal government and don’t come with credit criteria. Federal student loan rates for the 2025-2026 school year range from 6.39% to 8.94%. Consider maxing ...

The Department of Education (DoE) is issuing unclear guidance on whether graduate school loans are included in the new ...

The U.S. has approved more than $42 billion in federal student loan debt forgiveness for more than 615,000 borrowers in the past 18 months as part of a program aimed at getting more people to work in ...

・Full-time employees at 501(c)(3) organizations and certain other nonprofits may qualify for Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) after 120 payments (10 years). ・Only Direct Loans qualify. Older ...

FICO has fired its latest shot in the credit scoring wars, launching a direct license program that promises to slash costs for lenders by cutting out credit bureau markups. But not everyone is ...

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (H.R.1), was signed into law in 2025. For students, families, and institutions this bill is significant because it changes some rules related to the federal aid (Title ...

BOZEMAN, Mont.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Global analytics software leader FICO (NYSE: FICO) today announced a major shift in the delivery of FICO® Scores to the mortgage industry. With the launch of the FICO® ...

Public Service Loan Forgiveness has long drawn criticism because of high ineligibility rates fueled by strict and detailed requirements and miscommunication from federal student loan providers. Over ...

Subsidized and unsubsidized federal student loans differ based on who pays interest while you’re in school, and come with different limits Written By Written by Staff Loans Writer, Buy Side Emily ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Adam Minsky is an attorney and writer focusing on student loans. The Education Department quietly made a small but very ...