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Robert Farrington

Robert Farrington is America’s Millennial Money Expert® and America’s Student Loan Debt Expert™, and the founder of The College Investor, a personal finance site dedicated to helping millennials escape student loan debt to start investing and building wealth for the future. You can learn more about him on the About Page or on his personal site RobertFarrington.com.

He regularly writes about investing, student loan debt, and general personal finance topics geared toward anyone wanting to earn more, get out of debt, and start building wealth for the future.

He has been quoted in major publications, including the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, ABC, NBC, Today, and more. He is also a regular contributor to Forbes.

Robert’s latest articles

Betting on loan forgiveness with an image of casino roulette. Source: The College Investor
July 24, 2026

Waiting On Biden’s Student Loan Forgiveness Cost Borrowers Up To 43%, NBER Finds

New NBER research finds borrowers who expected student loan forgiveness or pause extensions paid less, spent more, and are now far more likely to be delinquent.

Congress on Capitol Hill
July 23, 2026

House Education Committee Advances Bill Defining Sex As Biological Under Title IX

The House education committee advanced H.R. 8781 to define sex as biological under Title IX. Here’s what it means for K-12 schools and colleges.

A group of students seated at graduation, highlighting concerns about over educated, under employed.
July 23, 2026

New Data Reveals A Growing Class Of Americans: Educated But Not Wealthy

41.5% of recent college graduates are underemployed, per NY Fed data. Here’s why more education isn’t automatically producing more wealth.

Marital Status | Source: The College Investor
July 23, 2026

Married with Student Loan Debt: What Each Spouse Needs to Know

Here is what each spouse needs to know about being married with student loan debt, and how it can help or hurt your marriage emotionally.

UNITED STATES - JULY 16: Rep. Bobby Scott, D-Va., listens during the House Budget Committee’s markup hearing of the “Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 2027” in the Cannon House Office Building on Thursday, July 16, 2026. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call/Sipa USA)
July 22, 2026

House Democrats Demand Education Department Reverse Civil Rights And Special Ed Transfers

More than 80 House Democrats demand Education Secretary Linda McMahon reverse plans moving civil rights enforcement to DOJ and special education to HHS.

Oklahoma Roadsign
July 22, 2026

Oklahoma Gave Babies $1,000 In 529 Plans: New Data Shows They’re Using It For College

Oklahoma newborns given $1,000 in 529 accounts in 2007 sent $349,550 to 70 schools in year one. New SEED OK data shows use didn’t vary by race or income.

Temporary Expanded Public Service Loan Forgiveness
July 22, 2026

Guide To Temporary Expanded Public Service Loan Forgiveness (TEPSLF)

Discover what the Temporary Expanded PSLF opportunity is, where it came from, who is eligible, and what the limits are.

School Buildings Of The University Of California San Diego Campus In La Jolla, aerial
July 21, 2026

DOJ Finds UC San Diego Medical School Discriminated By Race In Admissions

The DOJ found UC San Diego’s medical school used race in admissions, admitting Black applicants at over double the rate of white applicants after SFFA.

Harvard is the oldest institution of higher learning in the United States
July 21, 2026

DOJ Opens Civil Rights Investigation Into Harvard’s $630 Million In China-Based Funding

The Justice Department opened a Title VI investigation into whether Harvard’s China-funded financial aid programs discriminate against American students.

The White House in Washington D.C.
July 21, 2026

Federal Judge Rules Trump Administration Can’t Cancel Grants Over New Agency Priorities

A federal judge ruled OMB’s “agency priorities” clause doesn’t let Trump officials cancel grants already awarded, protecting $5.39B in state funding.

Ranking Member U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) questions Russell Vought, the acting Director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, during a Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs hearing on July 16, 2026 in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Samuel Corum/Sipa USA)
July 20, 2026

Seniors With Defaulted Student Loans Could Lose Over $2,000 A Year In Benefits

Warren pressed Treasury nominee Francis Brooke on whether 450,000 seniors with defaulted student loans will face Social Security cuts of $2,000+ a year.

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