Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Preston Cooper writes about the economics of higher education. The Biden administration unveiled its fourth major student loan ...

On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Education proposed new regulations that could cut monthly payments for millions of undergraduate borrowers in half. The changes would affect the existing Revised Pay ...

What are the details of the plan? The Department of Education (DOE) called the new plan a "student loan safety net" that prevents borrowers from being overwhelmed by debt, per The Associated Press. It ...

Republicans have announced a new proposal that would see student loan forgiveness disappear for millions of Americans. The House Freedom Caucus presented a "218" Reconciliation Proposal that would ...

The Biden administration unveiled its fourth major student loan cancellation scheme last week. While the administration’s past three cancellation plans have suffered defeats in the courts, officials ...

A furious debate on forgiving federal student loan debt rarely touches on one of the main problems. Huge balances owed by graduates and parents result not just from the amounts borrowed but from ...

The Biden administration broadened its latest proposal for a sweeping student loan forgiveness program Thursday to borrowers facing new financial hardship qualifications, part of a modified plan after ...

If interest has caused your student loans to balloon, you might be in luck. Americans who owe more than they initially took out in student loans, and who are low-income or enrolled in plans that align ...

A new proposal from the Biden administration would lower federal student loan payments for some Americans – and pause payments completely for anyone making less than $30,600 a year. “Today, we’re ...

MILAN, Aug 16 (Reuters) - A law proposed by the Italian prime minister's party to help those in arrears has sparked alarm among investors in the country's 307 billion euro ($335 billion) bad debt ...