Federal student loan interest is shifting again for the 2025-26 academic year, and the change will affect how much borrowers ...

Federal Direct Loans are originated by the federal government and don’t come with credit criteria. Federal student loan rates for 2025-2026 range from 6.39% to 8.94%. Consider maxing out federal ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Robert Farrington writes about higher education and student loans. Our nation's student debt crisis is a multi-faceted issue with ...

See how subsidized and unsubsidized federal student loans can differ ...

With the Federal Reserve finally cutting the federal funds rate by 0.50% during its September 18th meeting, interest rates on credit cards, mortgages, personal loans, and other types of borrowing ...

The Federal Reserve cut the federal funds rate after its final meeting of 2025 — a third rate this year. Surely, it means your student loans rates will change too, right? Not exactly. With more than ...

There are four types of federal Direct Loans, including subsidized, unsubsidized, PLUS and consolidation loans Written By Written by Contributor, Buy Side Becca Stanek is a contributor to Buy Side and ...

Liliana Hall was a writer for CNET Money covering banking, credit cards and mortgages. Previously, she wrote about personal credit for Bankrate and CreditCards.com. Student loan debt is a burden to ...

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