As of July 2025, the best interest rates on private student loans started around 3% for fixed-rate loans and between 4% and 5 ...

Private lenders have different interest rates, repayment terms and credit requirements than federal loans, so it's important ...

Student loan debt has topped $1.8 trillion, impacting over 42.5 million borrowers nationwide. With prices rising on just ...

Current interest rates on federal student loans On May 30, the Education Department’s Federal Student Aid office announced the new federal student loan interest rates for the 2025-2026 school year.

At 17, Alyssa Jeacoma signed off on student loans without fully understanding what she was getting into because no one ever taught her how. So when Jeacoma, now 26, recently learned that some of her ...

About 42.7 million borrowers across the country are now required to make payments again after a five years of leniency ...

Analysis projects that a typical borrower will be forced to pay more than $3,500 per year, or $300 per month, as interest resumes.

Millions of student loan borrowers enrolled in the Biden Administration's SAVE repayment plan are set to face higher ...

The interest rate for undergraduate federal student loans disbursed between July 1, 2025 and June 30, 2026 will be 6.39%, down from 6.53% for the 2024-25 school year, the Department of Education ...

Whether you need a cosigner for a student loan depends on your credit profile, income, and the type of loan you're applying ...

The Federal Reserve keeps short-term rates the same in July, holding rates as is for the fifth meeting in a row. What's next ...

Current interest rates on federal student loans On May 30, the Education Department’s Federal Student Aid office announced the new federal student loan interest rates for the 2025-2026 school year.