When you take out a student loan, your lender sends funds directly to your school. After your school deducts what's needed to pay for expenses such as tuition and room and board, it will disburse ...

As of September 2025, the best interest rates on private student loans start just under 3% for fixed-rate loans and between 4% and 5% for variable-rate loans. For federal student loans, rates in ...

Imagine you’re a 29-year-old professional making $55,000 a year, but you pay $1,850 in rent and $300 in student loan payments each month. On top of that, you still have other expenses, such as ...

Student loans are the last thing Stephen Jakubowski is worried about. The 32-year-old doesn’t have a job right now. And he can barely afford his rent and groceries, not to mention the payments on his ...

As students struggle to cover the cost of university, the BBC speaks to young people to find out how they make it work.

With a background in journalism and counseling, Penny Min blends analytical research with real-world insight to help readers make informed financial decisions. At Forbes Marketplace, she specializes ...

More than 1.6 million people in Illinois owe federal student debt. The Trump administration is trying to speed up their repayment. For Alexander Lundrigan, the Trump administration’s treatment of ...