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Student Loans

Major student loan changes take effect July 1: What to know

  • Jun 30
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Nursing gains 'professional' label for student loans after judge's ruling

  • Jun 30

Student loan borrowers can qualify for lower rates if they use autopay

  • Jun 19
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Healthcare groups sue over student loan caps

  • Jun 4

Donor pays off student loans for NC State graduating class

  • May 9

Treasury taking over federal student loans from Dept. of Education

  • Mar 20

'SAVE' student loan forgiveness plan under threat from courts, Trump

  • Jan 22

Changes coming to borrowers who student loans are in default

  • Jan 1

Latest Videos

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Changes coming to student loan borrowers

  • Dec 24, 2025
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Department of Education to resume defaulted federal student loan collections

  • Apr 22, 2025
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Some debtors excited by latest student loan forgiveness plans

  • Apr 8, 2024
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More student loan borrowers to receive debt relief beginning Wednesday

  • Feb 21, 2024
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Triangle borrowers resume student loan payments

  • Oct 3, 2023
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Calls related to student loan scams surge as payments with interest set to resume

  • Sep 19, 2023
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Interest on student loan debt returns, borrowers have regrets

  • Sep 1, 2023
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Student loan interest to resume, inching closer to end of loan payment pause

  • Sep 1, 2023

Latest Stories

Student loan borrowers in default may see wages garnished in 2026: Trump administration

The Trump administration said on Tuesday that it will begin garnishing the wages of student loan borrowers who are in default early next year.

  • Dec 24, 2025

As need for nurses grow, a nursing degree classification introduces lower loan borrowing cap

Nursing has been excluded from the grouping of "professional" degrees under Trump's federal spending bill, signed into law July.

  • Nov 25, 2025
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Household debt in America has hit a record high: Report

The debt includes mortgages, car loans, credit cards and student loans.

  • Nov 5, 2025
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Trump administration pledges to speed some student loan forgiveness after lawsuit

The Trump administration has agreed to resume student loan forgiveness for an estimated 2.5 million borrowers who are enrolled in certain in certain federal repayment plans following a lawsuit from the American Federation of Teachers.

  • Oct 23, 2025
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How the government shutdown will affect student loans, FAFSA and the Education Dept.

Already diminished by cuts by the Trump administration, the U.S. Education Department will see more of its work come to a halt due to the government shutdown.

  • Oct 1, 2025