Guide To Temporary Expanded Public Service Loan Forgiveness (TEPSLF)
Key Points TEPSLF lets payments made on Graduated, Extended, and certain Consolidation repayment plans count toward the 120 payments needed...
DOJ Finds UC San Diego Medical School Discriminated By Race In Admissions
Key Points The Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division found that UC San Diego School of Medicine intentionally discriminated...
Best Student Loan Rates for July 21, 2026: Ascent, College Ave Lead At 2.19%
Student loan rates have are getting even more competitive as peak back to school season starts. As of July 21, 2026, private student loan...
DOJ Opens Civil Rights Investigation Into Harvard’s $630 Million In China-Based Funding
Key Points The Justice Department has opened a review to determine whether financial aid programs at Harvard funded by China-based donors...
Federal Judge Rules Trump Administration Can’t Cancel Grants Over New Agency Priorities
Key Points A federal judge ruled that a five-word phrase in OMB regulations does not let agencies cancel grants because an...
Best High-Yield Savings Rates for July 20, 2026: Up to 4.15%
High-yield savings account rates have dropped heading into July, with many of the popular top options seeing large cuts last week, with one...
Seniors With Defaulted Student Loans Could Lose Over $2,000 A Year In Benefits
Senator Elizabeth Warren pressed Deputy Treasury Secretary nominee Francis Brooke at a Senate Finance Committee hearing over whether the...
How Real Is The Student Loan Tax Bomb? What The IRS Data Says
Key Points IRS data shows the student loan tax bomb has historically been tiny: the Joint Committee on Taxation estimated it collected only...
What Is Student Loan Entrance Counseling?
If you’re planning to take out federal student loans, you’ll be required to take student loan entrance counseling. The required...
Nelnet FAQ Signals Department Of Education Cut SAVE Exit Timeline By 3 Months
Nelnet has quietly revised its end-of-SAVE-plan FAQ to shorten its notice timeline: every 90-day notice from the servicer will now go out...