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How to get help with student loans
Borrowers are trying to make sense of a federal student loan system that has been reworked in ways that feel both significant and...
Trump Administration targets limits on benefits for some under a popular student loan forgiveness program
If a rule narrows eligibility, where does that leave your timeline, your monthly cash flow, and the tradeoffs you’re making elsewhere in your...
How the end of the SAVE student loan plan could impact your finances
If you’re one of the millions of federal student loan borrowers in the U.S., you’ve likely heard of the SAVE plan — a...
What determines your monthly student loan payment?
What determines your monthly student loan payment in the United States is not a mystery number your servicer invents. It is the result...
How can you manage your student loan with other expenses?
Managing student loans alongside rent, groceries, insurance, and everything else is rarely just a budgeting problem. It is a systems problem. The pressure...
Why do student loan repayment plans vary for each student?
Two students can sit in the same lecture hall, graduate in the same year, and borrow similar amounts, yet end up with student...
How will the ‘big, beautiful bill’ impact US student loans?
The phrase “big, beautiful bill” sounds like politics first and policy second. But for student loan borrowers, the branding is irrelevant. What matters...
The impact of student loan debt on US economy
Student loan debt in the United States often gets framed as a personal problem, a private burden carried by individuals who borrowed for...
Should US student loan debt be forgiven?
The question of whether US student loan debt should be forgiven often gets treated like a moral referendum, as if the country must...
Why knowing student loan tax rules is important?
Most people think of student loans as a simple equation: you borrow, you repay, you move on. The monthly payment becomes the headline...
What are the tax implications of student loan forgiveness?
Student loan forgiveness sounds like the cleanest kind of financial relief. A balance disappears, your monthly payment drops to zero, and you finally...
Why timing matters before making any changes to your federal loan plan?
When you log in to your federal loan portal, it can feel very simple. A few clicks and you can switch repayment plans,...
How switching from SAVE to another IDR plan affects monthly payments?
Switching out of the SAVE plan is not just a small technical change in your federal loan portal. It is a decision that...
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