Federal Student Loan Rates Set To Rise For The 2026-27 School Year
Federal student loan interest rates are heading higher for the 2026-27 academic year, following Monday’s May 10-year Treasury Note...
Best Student Loan Rates for May 12, 2026: College Ave Leads At 2.59%
Student loan rates have dropped as lenders have begun their competition going into the peak in-school lending season. As of May 12, 2026,...
South Carolina Higher Ed Agency Short $25 Million on Scholarships Already Awarded
South Carolina’s Commission on Higher Education came up $25 million short on the money it needs to pay colleges for state-sponsored...
Pell Grant Eligibility Jumped 31% After FAFSA Simplification, GAO Finds
Key Points The GAO confirms FAFSA simplification met its goals: roughly 9.9 million students were eligible for a Pell Grant in 2024–25,...
Winning More Clients By Talking Less And Reducing Friction For Prospects: #FASuccess Ep 489 With Sara Grillo
Welcome everyone! Welcome to the 489th episode of the Financial Advisor Success Podcast! My guest on today’s podcast is Sara Grillo,...
Preston Cooper on the ROI of College, Grad School Risks, and What AI Changes About the Math
Higher education economist Preston Cooper joins The College Investor Audio Show at the ASU+GSV Summit to talk about when a bachelor’s...
Best High-Yield Savings Rates for May 11, 2026: Up to 5%
High-yield savings account rates have been holding steady through the start of May. As of May 11, 2026, some online banks are still...
Life Is Simply One Financial Quest After Another
As I approach 50 in mid-2027, I’ve been thinking a lot more about responsibility, legacy, and mortality. What I’ve realized is...
How I Saved Over $115,000 on Travel by Making My Skills Pay
One of my favorite things about running Making Sense of Cents is getting to share unique ways people are making money and designing a life...
UC Irvine Cuts MBA Tuition to $99,000 to Slip Under New Federal Loan Cap
UC Irvine Paul Merage School of Business website homepage. UC Irvine’s Paul Merage School of Business is cutting tuition on its Flex...