BI spoke with 6 Americans who are delaying babies, homes, retirement, and business ventures due to economic uncertainty.

Whether you attended a private university like Lawrence Tech or a public university, you most likely took out some federal ...

It’s too early to know how the changes will impact borrowers, but the announcement will come amid confusion surrounding ...

Department of Education employees based in Seattle reflect on the recent layoffs that will cut half of the federal agency's ...

Democrats propose the SOAR Act to protect income-driven repayment benefits after the SAVE Plan was blocked. Here’s what the ...

The Education Department reopened the application for all income-driven repayment (IDR) plans on Mar. 26, after a month-long suspension that blocked federal student loan borrowers from enrolling in an ...

Borrowers in the SAVE legal limbo should know that the months they're spending in an administrative forbearance, not making ...

Trump’s dismantling of the Department of Education and other GOP-led efforts have created confusion for student loan ...

NPR has spent the past few weeks catching up with student loan experts and asking the Trump administration for clarity on ...

Student loan debt in the United States reached a record $1.7 trillion in 2025, affecting nearly 45 million Americans. As tuition fees continue to rise, new graduates face long-term financial ...

An Austin Lawyer sued the Department of Education after her student loan payments increased 400 percent. A teachers union has also sued over that issue. This week, the Department of Education ...

To tax or not to tax? The uncertainty alone could be a drag on economic growth. Plus: train heists, and student loan borrowers and credit scores.