Interest may start building before you make your first student loan payment. When unpaid interest is added to your principal, you pay interest on top of interest as your balance grows. Balances can ...

Student loan delinquencies are rising as pandemic-era protections expire. Borrowers with new student loan delinquencies see an average FICO score drop of 62 points. A lower credit score can affect ...

Among the 14.9 million federal student loan borrowers ages 35 to 49, the average borrower in this age group holds about $45,295 in student loan debt. This age group has the highest delinquency rate ...

Federal student loan borrowers will need to start making payments again this month after a three-year-plus pause due to the pandemic. You should expect a bill that lays out how much you have to pay ...

Next to a mortgage, student loans might be the largest debt you carry in your life. In early 2026, U.S. borrowers with ...

You may be surprised to see that your student loan balance is higher than the amount you originally borrowed, even if you’ve made on-time payments and haven’t taken out more loans. The increase ...