A major overhaul of the federal student loan repayment system is coming in 2026. The changes stem from President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), which was signed into law in July.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Adam Minsky is an attorney and writer focusing on student loans. A large number of Americans are struggling with their federal ...

The Education Department announced Tuesday it has reached an agreement to settle a lawsuit that would end the Biden administration’s Saving on Valuable Education (SAVE) income-driven student loan ...

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Millions of student loan borrowers will see the “light at the end of the tunnel” after the Trump administration agreed to reinstate loan forgiveness plans it had partially blocked following a court ...

The Trump administration says it is canceling student debt for millions of borrowers — a pivot from its previous moves to block some loan forgiveness plans. In an agreement with the American ...

Student loan forgiveness has restarted for a small number of Americans, according to experts. The Education Department said in July it suspended forgiveness for Income Based Repayment plans to update ...

The data shows the steepest decline in August international student arrivals since the pandemic. By Aatish Bhatia and Amy Fan The number of international students arriving in the U.S. in August fell ...

Credit recovery is an option for students who fail courses in high schools to get back on-track to graduation. But educators and experts said the online courses may not be rigorous enough and cheats ...

As a fight over the future of elite higher education consumes university leaders and politicians, most college students live in a very different world with very different challenges. By Alan Blinder ...

President Donald Trump's "big beautiful bill" changes the taxation policy on certain kinds of student loan forgiveness. Borrowers who benefit from debt cancellation under income-driven repayment plans ...

The millions of Americans with student loans, who have already experienced whiplash in federal policy since the pandemic, must again brace for change. The "big, beautiful bill" that President Trump ...