Should You Refinance Your Student Loans?
Whether you should refinance your student loans or not depends on your loan type, interest rate, and more.
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Best 529 Plan Investment Strategy
Find out the best 529 plan investment strategy to help you balance risk and reward over your time horizon.
Student Loan ‘Fresh Start’ Program: Helping Borrowers Out Of Default
The Fresh Start program is designed to help 7.5 million student loan borrowers get out of default on their student loan debt.
Analyzing Excessive 529 Plan Fees And Conflicts Of Interest
Recently, two researchers have identified problems in how some states manage their 529 college savings plans and how 529 plan fees are assessed.
How To Protect Against Predatory Lending
We list the tell-tale signs of predatory lending and explain what steps borrowers can take to protect themselves against unfair loan terms.
Undermatching: Why Do Smart Low-Income Students Not Enroll In Selective Colleges?
Why are talented, low-income students underrepresented in selective colleges? We explore the causes of undermatching and ways to reduce it.
Analysis Of The Restart Of Student Loan Payments
An analysis of the GAO data on the restart of student loan payments, including how many borrowers are paying their loans or still in deferment.
New Student Loan Projections: Rising Costs, Lower Rates
New CBO student loan projections show that student loans will lose 20-26 cents per dollar lent even as interest rates decrease.
Why Student Loan Interest Rates Are So High
Student loan interest rates are rising again on new federal loans after temporarily being set to zero during the pandemic.
Breakdown: Biden’s Second Try At Student Loan Forgiveness
A full legal breakdown of President Biden’s second try at student loan forgiveness by targeting specific groups of borrowers.
Lawsuit Against SAVE Student Loan Forgiveness Likely To Fail
The new Republican-led lawsuit against SAVE student loan forgiveness will likely fail for several key reasons.