Federal student loan borrowers should start repaying their loans so as not to affect their credit scores. A pause on credit ...

NPR has spent the past few weeks catching up with student loan experts and asking the Trump administration for clarity on ...

The White House wants to end the federal education agency, but you should still fill out FAFSA now if you want financial aid ...

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, or CFPB, is a federal agency that helps protect consumers from financial harm. For ...

With IDR applications unfrozen, borrowers can again apply for plans to lower student loan payments. Here's what experts ...

The ruling let stand a district court judge’s order that had blocked agencies from categorically pausing federal funds based ...

The United States Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit upheld U.S. District Judge John McConnell’s ruling Wednesday, keeping a block on the Trump administration’s plans to freeze federal loans and ...

The path for current student loans is uncertain, but forgiveness options look even less likely for future borrowers.

United States President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to dismantle the Department of Education in a bid to ...

Danielle Douglas-Gabriel is a national higher education reporter who covers college affordability, accountability and state and federal financial aid policy. She writes about higher education from ...

President Donald Trump plans to shut down the Department of Education, even as the agency slashes nearly half of its staff.

President Trump has signed an executive order and said he will begin eliminating the Department of Education. Here's what it ...