If you’re headed to dental school, you’re probably destined for the student debt that comes with it. In the class of 2019, dental school graduates borrowed an average of $292,169, according to the ...

The cost of college — including tuition, housing, textbooks and other fees — adds up for families. However, students are often eligible for financial aid, including scholarships, grants, work-study or ...

Federal student loans should be a borrower's first stop when figuring out how to borrow money to pay for college. Federal ...

Student loan types can be confusing, and choosing poorly can cost thousands of dollars over a career. I focus here on seven major options and the smarter alternatives that recent reporting highlights, ...

Mortgage lenders may let you use your home’s equity to pay off student loans. This type of loan is called a “student loan cash-out refinance,” and it would eliminate a debt from your life. But that ...

Federal student loans are originated by the government, while private student loans are offered by banks, credit unions and online lenders. Unlike private student loans, federal undergraduate student ...

Delinquent student-loan borrowers now carry more non-education debt than before the pandemic and they are increasingly falling behind on those balances, new data shows. The trend points to mounting ...

Some types of student loan forgiveness will be taxed again after five years of being tax-free. The change will impact ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Robert Farrington writes about higher education and student loans. Starting January 1, 2026, certain types of student loan ...