CIT Bank’s Platinum Savings Now Pays 4.10% APY For Six Months
CIT Bank’s Platinum Savings APY Boost lifts the rate to 4.10% for six months with promo code CITBoost — open to new and existing customers.
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This Week In College And Money News: June 12, 2026
Under Secretary of Education Nicholas Kent joins our podcast to explain the July 1 changes, plus Treasury takes over $179B in defaulted loans and FAFSA gets faster.
Student Loan Expert Q&A: Navigating the SAVE Plan Exit, Parent PLUS Loans, and PSLF
Our live student loan expert Q&A sessions about the end of the SAVE Plan, Parent PLUS Loan changes, and more.
House Moves to Make Graduate Nursing a Professional Degree, Doubling Loan Limits
House appropriators advanced a bill designating advanced nursing programs as professional degrees, raising federal loan caps for those students to $200,000.
IRS: More Than Half of States Have Joined the New $1,700 Federal Scholarship Tax Credit
The IRS says 27 states have opted into the new Federal Scholarship Tax Credit, a $1,700 credit for school scholarship donations starting in 2027.
Tired of Reapplying for Student Loans Every Year? There’s a Better Way
Student Choice offer the unique education line of credit that can save you from reapplying for student loans every year.
5 Best HELOC Alternatives For Home Equity In 2026
HELOCs have been hard to come by during the pandemic. But you may still be able to tap your home equity with one of these HELOC alternatives.
House Passes Bill to Screen Every FAFSA for Identity Fraud
The House passed the No Aid for Ghost Students Act, requiring fraud screening on every FAFSA. Here’s what it means for students and aid timing.
Social Security’s 2032 Insolvency Would Cut The Average Check By $500 A Month, CRFB Report
A new CRFB report finds Social Security’s 2032 insolvency would trigger a 24% cut, slashing the average benefit by $500 a month. No state would be spared.
Court Strikes Down Trump’s $100,000 H-1B Visa Fee
A federal judge struck down Trump’s $100,000 H-1B visa fee, ruling it an illegal tax only Congress can impose. What the decision means for colleges and hiring.
62 Lawmakers Demand Education Department Act on Student Loan Default Crisis
62 lawmakers led by Warren and Merkley press the Education Department to defuse the student loan default cliff, with 9 million now in default. Answers due June 22.