Student Loans

Two proposals — one from the House, one from the Senate — take vastly different approaches to coronavirus stimulus.

The latest stimulus package gives companies a tax incentive to pay off their employees’ student loans. Here are the details.

Attorney and former Democratic candidate for Congress Qasim Rashid made the case in an NBC News opinion column for why the Biden Administration should ask Congress for a bill to cancel all student debt. Rashid joined LX News to explain how canceling student loans would benefit all aspects of the economy and why our higher education system needs to be...

In 2020, Americans collectively owed over $1.7 trillion in student debt for the first time. 

If the pause is not extended, student loan borrowers will be required to resume making payments in February of 2021.

Lani Huang, 25, has achieved some major milestones in a few short years: She paid off her student loans, moved to a new state and bought her first house.

The resolution recommends that President-elect Biden use his executive authority to offer significant student debt forgiveness.

Just follow these three steps to estimate how much you pay.

A steep drop in enrollment has caused many colleges and universities to reconsider remote learning.

Kristina Truong moved in with her parents after graduating from college so she could pay off her student loans faster. Now, she’s saving up for her own house.

The pause on student loan payments that started in March due to COVID-19 is set to end in December, meaning regular bills will resume for 42 million borrowers.

Generally, when a debt is canceled, you can expect to owe taxes. How might this look if student loan balances are forgiven?

President-Elect Joe Biden was asked Monday if student loan debt cancellation figured into his economic recovery plan. “It does figure in my plan,” Biden said. “The legislation passed by the Democratic House calls for immediate $10,000 forgiveness of student loans… It should be done immediately.”

“We believe that Joe Biden can do that with the pen as opposed to legislation.”

A federal judge is demanding answers after the U.S. Education Department rejected 94% of claims for student loan forgiveness it had agreed to process after being sued over delays.

Do you have money to burn on your student loans? Does your debt keep you warm at night? If so, this video isn’t for you. But for the rest of us, the policies of the next president will help determine if we get a break on student loan debt or if it continues to be our country’s trillion dollar problem....

Did someone say free college? Or canceled student loans? The $1.6 trillion student debt crisis was a major flashpoint during the Democratic primary, and it’s become a big talking point for both President Trump and former VP Joe Biden as they compete for young voters. Here’s what could happen to college affordability and student loans under each candidate.

NBCLX’s Jobeth Devera broke out her red Solo Cups and revisited her favorite college drinking games to help break down how the 2020 presidential election may affect your student debt. President Trump and Joe Biden both say they want to address the $1.5 trillion student loan crisis with policies that could reduce your personal debt burden. We took a closer...

Student loan borrowers with federal debt won’t see a bill until January 2021

Mark Kantrowitz, publisher and VP of research for Savingforcollege.com, breaks down how the student loan crisis got so out of hand and why it’s primed to get worse.