President Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill is massively rolling back federal student-loan programs in a nearly complete-180-degree ...

Keep in mind: In March 2020, payments and interest accrual on federal student loans were put on hold due to the COVID-19 pandemic. While this administrative forbearance was subsequently extended ...

According to the legislation, the interest rates for future student-loan borrowers would be based on a "sliding scale determined by financial need," and no student would face an interest rate ...

Interest started to grow on federal borrowers' student-loan balances again on Friday. This signified the end of the student-loan payment pause that began in March 2020.

Student Loan Interest And Forgiveness: Political Background And Bill Prospects. This push to cap student loan interest rates at 2% comes amid a heated debate over how to address the nation's $1.6 ...

Big Number. $1.774 trillion. That’s Americans’ cumulative outstanding student loan balance, according to the Education Data Initiative, about 93% of which is federal. Key Background. About 44 ...

Federal student loans have fixed interest rates that are set on July 1 every year. For this school year, new direct federal loans for undergrads will have an interest of 5.5%, up from 4.99%.

How much student loan interest can you deduct? You might not qualify for the full $2,500 deduction even if your MAGI falls below the amount set for your filing status. That’s because $2,500 is ...