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About 70% of college students rely on loans to finance their education, according to the Urban Institute. And while federal ...

The average interest rate on 10-year fixed-rate private student loans moved up last week. For many borrowers, this still ...

Learn more about student loan rates and how they’re set.

If you refinance your federal student loans, they will be taken on by a new private lender. Once you have private student ...

Before you borrow for college, it’s important to understand how federal and private student loans differ. Federal student loans have fixed rates set annually by the government and everyone who borrows ...

Borrowing to pay for college is about to get more expensive: The interest rate on new federal student loans for undergraduates during the upcoming 2024-25 academic year will be the highest in 12 years ...

The student loan interest deduction allows eligible borrowers to deduct up to $2,500 in interest paid on qualified federal or private student loans, even if they take the standard deduction.

Students and families borrowing money for college will get a slight reprieve for the upcoming school year. The interest rate for undergraduate federal student loans disbursed between July 1, 2025 and ...

Student savings accounts are bank accounts that children and young adults can use to save up for big purchases, like a new ...