Student Loan Scams To Watch Out For In 2025
With all the uncertainty surrounding student loans, scammers are preying on individuals who are looking for lower payments or student loan forgiveness.
Student loan boost 'will help a lot'
The amount Northern Irish students can borrow towards their living costs is to rise by over £1,000. In what could be his final act as economy minister, Conor Murphy has decided to increase the maintenance loan by 20%. The change will come into effect from September 2025 and will cost his department around £50m.
Student loan wage garnishment: how it works and how you can stop it
If you have had trouble staying on top of your student loan payments and are concerned about the prospect of wage garnishment, there are steps you can take. The most straightforward is to "make consistent, timely payments," ensuring you remember deadlines by "setting up automatic payments or reminders," said LendingTree.
Student Loan Forgiveness Is In Limbo But Could The Interest Deduction Vanish, Too?
Student loan forgiveness has been in the forefront, but the potential elimination of the student loan interest deduction warrants close attention, too.
How to make principal-only payments on student loans
Making principal-only payments isn't the only way to lower your interest costs and/or pay off your loan early. You might also be able to do this by refinancing your student loans with a private lender, such as a bank, credit union, or online lender.
$2 trillion in student loan debt is in limbo under Trump
American student loan debt is sky-high, with some estimates putting the total number over $2.19 trillion—that’s higher than all U.S. credit card and auto loan debt combined. President Joe Biden and his administration made numerous attempts to alleviate the burden of student loans,
Is now the time to refinance student loans?
With a new administration in the White House, the future of student loan forgiveness is unclear. You don't need to know a historian to know these figures. Welcome to MsMojo, and today we’re counting down our picks for the icons of the past who show up on our screens the most frequently.
After 5 Years, Student Loan Borrowers May See Credit Scores Suffer For Missed Payments
KEY TAKEAWAYS Federal student loan borrowers could see their credit scores suffer for missed payments for the first time ...
Increasing student loan borrowing will 'change lives'
In what could be his final act as economy minister, Conor Murphy has decided to increase the maintenance loan by 20%. The ...
Student Loan Borrowers Could Get $2.25 Million: Here's Who's Impacted
Borrowers holding private student loans managed by the National Collegiate Student Loan Trusts (NCSLT) may soon receive a ...
Federal student loans, Pell Grants not tied up in funding pause, but will be reviewed
The Education Department said Tuesday that federal student loans and Pell Grants won't stop flowing to students amid a ...
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Will Trump Toss Out the SAVE Student Loan Repayment Plan? Here's What Experts Say
There's been a barrage of sweeping executive orders from President Donald Trump's administration since taking office on Jan.
Is FAFSA Paused? Will Donald Trump's Federal Grant Pause Hit Student Loans?
While programs like Social Security, Medicare, and other direct assistance to individuals are exempt from this pause, given ...
Despite chaos over Trump White House’s funding pause, FAFSA forms and student loans still available
A temporary freeze imposed briefly this week by the White House on federal grants and loans left many students wondering ...
How Much of my Monthly Budget Should Go to Student Loans?
Strike the right balance with a payment that makes progress on the debt without stretching your budget too thin.