Federal Direct Loans are originated by the federal government and don’t come with credit criteria. Federal student loan rates for the 2025-2026 school year range from 6.39% to 8.94%. Consider maxing ...

Preston Cooper at AEI recently published an analysis of the latest federal student loan data, and the results were sobering: ...

The Education Department has suspended certain collections efforts for student loans, giving borrowers some breathing room.

Payments still due and loan servicers remain open, collection activity will still happen. IDR applications will still be processed. Pell Grants and Direct Loans will continue to be disbursed, but ...

During the government shutdown, federal student loan borrowers should still be able to apply for a new repayment plan or speak with customer service. "We're not really impacted at the moment," said ...

The Department of Education, alongside other agencies, is preparing for a possible government shutdown as Democrats and Republicans remain deadlocked over the 2026 federal budget. Democrats want to ...

A government shutdown on Wednesday could have the potential to disrupt a multitude of federal activities — but people with student loans are expected to continue making their repayments, according to ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The U.S. Department of Education is working with a skeleton staff during the government shutdown, but the agency does have a ...

Julia Kagan is a financial/consumer journalist and former senior editor, personal finance, of Investopedia. Marguerita is a Certified Financial Planner (CFP), Chartered Retirement Planning Counselor ...