At-a-Glance ✅ Payments still due and loan servicers remain open, collection activity will still happen.✅ IDR applications ...

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 ...

A government shutdown on Wednesday could have the potential to disrupt a multitude of federal activities — but people with student loans are expected to continue making their repayments, according to ...

The Department of Education, alongside other agencies, is preparing for a possible government shutdown as Democrats and Republicans remain deadlocked over the 2026 federal budget. Democrats want to ...

The Education Department has suspended certain collections efforts for student loans, giving borrowers some breathing room.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The U.S. Department of Education is working with a skeleton staff during the government shutdown, but the agency does have a ...

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Marguerita is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP), Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor ...

WASHINGTON, DC April 23, 2025: US President Donald Trump answers questions during Executive Order signing in the Oval Office of the White House on Wednesday April 23, 2025. US Education Secretary ...

On January 9, the Congressional Research Service (CRS) published an overview examining the history and legislative evolution of federal student ...