Staying In SAVE Forbearance Has Cost Borrowers $3,500 Each — Here’s What Every Scenario Costs
Staying in the SAVE forbearance has cost typical borrowers $3,500 in interest with zero forgiveness credit. See all scenarios before you wait.

Credit union student loans have significant advantages over other types of private loans. Here’s what you need to know.

Staying in the SAVE forbearance has cost typical borrowers $3,500 in interest with zero forgiveness credit. See all scenarios before you wait.

Loan servicers are denying pending SAVE plan applications after the legal settlement. Borrowers have 90 days to pick a new repayment plan or payments resume.

North Carolina enacted SB 558 on June 24, banning DEI offices, divisive-concepts courses and speech investigations at public colleges after overriding Gov. Stein’s veto.

Education groups sue OMB and the Department of Education over nearly $2 billion in withheld IES research funds, much of which expires September 30, 2026.

There are a lot of ways to make extra money online and offline, but what are the best side hustles to make it happen? We break it down.

PPSL sued the Education Dept. over 15 ignored FOIA requests seeking proof it delivered $23 billion in promised group discharges to 1.5 million borrowers.

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Nearly 46,000 borrowers applied for the new Repayment Assistance Plan (RAP) on its July 1 launch day, according to Under Secretary Nicholas Kent.

Federal student loan consolidation no longer pays off for most borrowers in 2026 — it resets forgiveness progress. The one job it still does: escaping default.

SAVE plan borrowers are receiving 90-day notices from servicers like Edfinancial and Nelnet. See the notice timeline, repayment plan options, and auto-enrollment rules.

Federal student loans change July 1, 2026: two repayment plans, new grad and Parent PLUS caps, SAVE wind-down, and higher rates for new borrowers.
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