Student loan changes are pushing more borrowers away from forgiveness and toward refinancing. That shift matters for more than your monthly payment: when you refinance student loans, you trade federal loan protections for
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Student loan repayment has been anything but stable over the past few years—and now, more changes are impacting borrowers enrolled in the SAVE plan. If you’re a student or parent trying to understand
What you need to know: Juno offers a unique take on the private student loan experience. Instead of simply showcasing lenders’ interest rates, Juno takes advantage of group bargaining power to make lenders compete for
A coalition of major professional nursing associations filed a legal challenge against the Education Department last week over new regulations that would impose strict limits on federal student loan borrowing for nursing students.
Federal student loans offer extended repayment plans, letting you repay your loans over 20 to 25 years — and, in some cases, 30 years. Considering that many borrowers carry huge six-figure student loan debt balances equal
Pursuing a career as a social worker is an excellent option and is a high-need profession. The field of social work is growing with a projected 6% growth in employment between 2024 and
Editor's note: In 2022, Aidvantage took over for Navient for federal student loans. Navient announced on January 13, 2022, that they had reached a settlement with 39 state Attorneys General, providing $1.7 billion in
Is student loan forgiveness dead? In the short term and even the intermediate term, the answer is a clear no. Most borrowers with a lot of debt relative to their income still come
Military servicemember borrowers account for nearly $3 billion in student loan debt, according to the most recent data from the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. These borrowers aren’t the only ones dealing with student loan
Aidvantage services loans owned by the U.S. Department of Education that were previously serviced by Navient. This change happened after Navient exited the federal loan servicing business for Direct Loans and government-owned Federal
