The Student Loan Watchdog Newsletter
Student loans, financial aid, and the money rules that affect your family are changing fast. Every Tuesday, Robert Farrington tracks the policy changes, spots the red flags, and tells you what to do about it in one short email.
What You’ll Get Each Week
One email, no fluff
A Weekly Briefing
Robert Farrington, America’s Student Loan Debt Expert, writes every issue himself. You get what changed this week and what it means for your money.
The Changes That Matter
Our team tracks the Education Department, Congress, the IRS, and the courts so you don’t have to, and we flag the traps before they cost you.
Ways To Save
Our latest calculators, guides, and the best deals we find on savings accounts, student loans, and other tools that help you keep more of your money.
See A Recent Issue
Here’s what lands in your inbox
Recent Topics
- Where should you look for college scholarships?
- The financial aid application you might be missing
- The FAFSA is open early again
- Is RAP really the best plan for you?
- Are you reporting the wrong assets on the FAFSA?
- Your student loan payments might not count for PSLF
- Why are PSLF payment counts disappearing?
Every issue is short enough to read over coffee, with links to our full articles when you want the details.
Meet Your Host
Robert Farrington
Robert is the founder of The College Investor and America’s Student Loan Debt Expert. He has written about student loans, paying for college, and investing since 2009, and his work has been featured in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and CNBC. He also writes for Forbes.
Common Questions
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Student Loan Watchdog arrives every Tuesday morning. When something big happens, like a major court ruling or a new FAFSA deadline, we may send a short update in between.
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