Students logging into their student loan servicer accounts may not be able to see their progress in loan forgiveness payments after the Department of Education stalled payment counts. One of the ...

The newly created Repayment Assistance Plan will be available in less than a year. For many student loan borrowers, monthly ...

First, find out if your loans are in default. From there, you can take steps to enter repayment or prepare for your paycheck to be docked up to 15%. Courtney Johnston led the CNET Money team and ...

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4. Pay extra on the loan. If you get extra income through a second job, a bonus or tax returns, consider putting that toward repaying your loan. While it might be tempting to spend it on a dream ...

Many federal student loans have 10-year repayment terms, but paying off your loans early might save you money Written By Written by Loans Deputy Editor, Buy Side Jessica Ullrich is Deputy Editor at ...