The Education Department’s massive overhaul of student loans entered the final stage of a lengthy administrative process with ...

Key Points ・A new House bill would expand what counts as a “professional degree” for federal student loan purposes. ・The change comes as new student loan borrowing limits start in 2026, making the ...

The notice of proposed rulemaking states that the exclusion of certain degree programs, including accounting, from the ...

The Department of Education today issued a proposed rule that would define the terms “professional student” and “graduate ...

Here’s what student loan borrowers should know about the July 1, 2026 cutoff, and what you should do to avoid restricting ...

The Department of Education is in the process of proposing a new definition of “professional degree” for federal student loan ...

PROGRAMS AND THE AMOUNT OF DEBT STUDENTS NEED TO TAKE ON THE LAST TIME THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION UPDATED THE DEFINITION OF PROFESSIONAL DEGREE, IT WAS THE 1970S. SO IT’S BEEN SOME TIME THAT ...

Last year’s enactment of the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBBA) included significant changes to the federal student loan system. New borrowers ...

The Education Department concluded its first week of negotiations on overhauling student-loan repayment. One of the changes is new caps on borrowing for graduate and professional students. Negotiators ...

The Department of Education has placed new limits on how much money students can borrow in federal student loans to cover the ...

A potential government shutdown looms as lawmakers are deadlocked over the 2026 federal budget. The Department of Education plans to furlough about 95% of its non-Federal Student Aid staff in the ...

On Reddit, a parent asked whether their child should take out student loans for their dream school. Here's how to balance college dreams with financial realities.