Nearly a third of workers say they're distracted on the job by financial headaches and, for 44 million Americans, one burden is near the top of the debt heap. Consumers are facing over 1.5 trillion ...

Federal student loan repayment rules change in 2026, affecting new borrowers; experts urge borrowers to review loans and prepare now.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. President Donald Trump's student-loan repayment overhaul is set to take effect in July 2026.Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images A slew ...

The Department of Education concluded its negotiations on Trump's student-loan repayment overhaul. The rule condenses existing income-driven repayment plans and institutes new caps on graduate and ...

The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) made headlines for narrowing students' abilities to repay student loans, but the bill may have another significant effect on students. Through the CARES Act, ...

・Department of Education is increasing its direct monitoring of student loan servicers ・More accountability on companies via withholding of payments ・Student loan borrowers to be made whole when ...

Elizabeth Guevara is a personal finance reporter who explains the world of business and economics and how it impacts your finances. She joined Investopedia in 2024. ljubaphoto/Getty Images Borrowers ...

Student loan debt continues to weigh heavily on millions of Americans who are navigating rising living costs and uncertain financial futures. Fortunately, federal student loan servicers are here to ...

Federal data that tracks location and age of borrowers shows that in Texas, the student loan debt burden among borrowers ages ...

Because of the media’s justifiable focus on the Medicaid cuts, tax cut extensions for the rich and major increases to the deficit included in President Donald Trump and the Republican’s One Big ...