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President Joe Biden announced in a tweet Wednesday that his administration and the Department of Education would be providing up to $20,000 in student loan forgiveness, as well as extending the payment moratorium through the end of the year.

A recent report identifies the top ten cities for recent graduates to start a career in. New York and California top the list, despite high cost of living.

The U.S. Department of Education has agreed to cancel the student loans of around 200,000 people who had brought a class action lawsuit.

Otis College of Art and Design received its largest single gift from Miranda Kerr and Evan Spiegel, which will be used to help its 2022 graduates pay back their student loans.

Lincoln College, which broke ground in 1865, is one of only a handful of rural American colleges that qualify as predominantly Black institutions by the Department of Education.

Elliott Tanner is maintaining a 3.78 grade point average at the University of Minnesota and is participating in undergraduate research while also tutoring classmates

Even though the plan to make community college tuition-free was stripped from Build Back Better, the number of statewide free-college programs is growing.

Setting up your first budget may seem daunting, but it’s actually really simple! Here are a few quick tips to help college students set up their first budget.

Millions of Americans waiting for news on the future of their student debt got no more information from Biden’s 2023 budget proposal.

Expecting a baby? It’s important to start thinking about both the short-term and long-term costs of raising a child, say financial advisors.

Most of the colleges at the top of students’ wish lists are highly selective and have sky-high price tags to match.

CNBC’s College Money 101 guide will help students tackle some of their biggest money issues: student loans, setting up a budget, their first apartment — and more!

With federal student loan forgiveness still up in the air and the moratorium on repayment expected to end May 1, experts weigh in on the things you should know about student loans before and after you sign up for them.

A tax refund offers a rare opportunity to build a safety net. Here are three ways to stretch the one-time payment.

Higher-education expert Mark Kantrowitz argues federal student loans could be forgiven via regulatory changes set by the executive branch.

The U.S. Department of Education says it will hold the owners of certain colleges that closed or defrauded students accountable for taxpayer losses.

Colleges across the U.S. are pulling students from study abroad programs in Russia, ending research partnerships and cutting financial ties to condemn the invasion of Ukraine.

Restarting payments for the millions of Americans with student loans after more than two years will be practically, and politically, complicated.

It’s possible to kick-start your 529 college savings plan with a larger, upfront contribution. Here’s what to know about this strategy.

“Serious delinquency rates for student debt could snap back from historic lows,” wrote Lowell Ricketts of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.