The U.S. government officially shut down on Oct. 1 as Congressional leaders failed to reach an agreement on short-term funding after the end of September, which means many "nonessential" federally ...

The GOP law makes sweeping changes to federal student loans. See what existing and new borrowers should expect.

WASHINGTON — Already diminished by cuts by the Trump administration, the U.S. Education Department will see more of its work come to a halt due to the government shutdown. The department says many of ...

Payments still due and loan servicers remain open, collection activity will still happen. IDR applications will still be processed. Pell Grants and Direct Loans will continue to be disbursed, but ...

For the first time since 2019, the government is shutting down after Congress failed to reach an agreement to fund federal agencies. About 95 percent of employees at the Education Department who don’t ...

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email. The government is shut down, but it doesn't mean student-loan payments are. The government ran out of ...

A U.S. Department of Education sign is displayed outside of the agency's federal student aid office on June 3 in Washington, DC. Borrowers will be eligible to have their interest lowered by 1% on ...