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Don't Switch Your Student Loans To This New Repayment Plan, Says Group
5+ hour, 3+ min ago (545+ words) After the Education Department began implementing major changes to federal student loan programs on July 1, some groups are cautioning borrowers against enrolling their student loans in a new repayment plan. The new plan, they warn, won't be a qualifying program…...
Student Loan Scheme: NELFUND Denies Suspending Upkeep Allowances
5+ hour, 9+ min ago (270+ words) The Nigerian Education Loan Fund has dismissed a viral document claiming that upkeep allowance payments under the Federal Government's Student Loan Scheme have been suspended. NELFUND said the document, which circulated on social media and related to the 2025/2026 academic session,…...
Student Loan Borrowers Urged to Prepare for End of SAVE Plan
8+ hour, 34+ min ago (295+ words) New York Attorney General Letitia James is urging New Yorkers with federal student loans enrolled in the Saving on a Valuable Education plan to prepare for its termination by selecting a new repayment option before they are automatically transferred to…...
New changes to financial aid will be minor for UND students, bigger for loan borrowers in repayment
6+ hour, 5+ min ago (590+ words) GRAND FORKS " Student loan repayment options and federal PLUS loans are seeing the biggest changes with the implementation of the federal One Big Beautiful Bill Act, said the director of student finance at the University of North Dakota. Matt Lukach…...
Can you use your home equity to wipe out student loans? Here's how it works.
12+ hour, 34+ min ago (156+ words) Duncan Banner (State Point) Phones are essential to everyday life, but they also come with an e" Annual Boots and Badges Blood Drive coming to Simmons Center July 15 Every year, friendly lines are drawn in the sand for the annual…...
Major Federal Student Loan Changes Take Effect: What Students Need to Know
16+ hour, 6+ min ago (264+ words) By Tasbiha Fatima Hasan" Millions of Americans"are"facing significant changes to the federal student loan system following the implementation of provisions from the"One Big Beautiful Bill Act, signed into law in July"of"2025. The new rules affect student…...
Varsity Faults NANS Over NELFUND Refund Claims
16+ hour, 7+ min ago (289+ words) The University of Calabar (UNICAL) has faulted the National Association of Nigerian Students over its recent publication listing UNICAL among institutions yet to refund students under the Nigerian Education Loan Fund. NANS had released a list of 39 tertiary institutions it…...
The Trump administration is changing student loans. Will it affect what people study? : Consider This from NPR
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (173+ words) July has brought a lot of changes to how the federal government handles student loans. They include how much students are able to borrow. And now, the government is assessing loans through a test: Based on how much money students…...
Borrower Defense for Student Loans: How to apply and what can make you eligible?
1+ day, 5+ hour ago (481+ words) Relief for misled borrowers Borrower defense can offer a path to student loan discharge for people who believe their school misled them, broke certain laws, or engaged in serious misconduct connected to their education. The program is officially called Borrower…...
Student Loan Changes Black Borrowers Impact 2026
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (909+ words) Millions of federal student loan borrowers faced sweeping changes starting July 1, as provisions from the Trump administration's tax and spending bill reshaped repayment options, eliminated key loan programs and left Black borrowers, who carry a disproportionate share of the nation's…...