Changes to federal student loans are set to take effect July 1, just as students and families begin preparing financial aid plans for the upcoming school year.

New Department of Education data shows 7.7 million borrowers are in student loan default. Here's how to check your loans and ...

Key Points ・Approximately 7.7 million borrowers with $180 billion in federal student loans are now in default as of December ...

The federal student loan program has some big changes on the way, impacting current borrowers and those in repayment. Most of the changes take effect on July 1, 2026, as per new provisions in the One ...

Federal legislation enacted in July 2025 makes significant changes to how graduate and professional students can finance their education using federal student loans. These changes take effect July 1, ...

About 6.6 million federal student loan borrowers were 24 years or younger as of September 2025. These borrowers held about $94 billion in student loan debt, with the average borrower in this age group ...

Without this Education Department oversight, borrowers could "be placed in the wrong loan repayment status, billed for ...

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), signed into law on July 4, 2025, makes significant changes to federal student loans that take effect on July 1, 2026. This webpage is designed to help you ...

Federal student loans offer forgiveness options, while private loans close funding gaps Written By Written by Staff Loan Writer, Buy Side Bob Haegele is a staff loan writer at Buy Side covering auto ...