Why Won’t Some Colleges Publish Their Common Data Sets?

The Common Data Set can help prospective students know how much aid they could get to pay for college. Why don’t all schools provide it?

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What the Fed’s Rate Decision Means for Loans, Credit Cards, Mortgages and More

Here’s how the central bank’s interest rate stance influences car loans, credit cards, mortgages, savings and student loans.

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What Is College Like for You?

Higher education is in flux, and students are adjusting to a lot of changes.

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The Typical American College Student Is Not Who You Think It Is

As a fight over the future of elite higher education consumes university leaders and politicians, most college students live in a very different world with very different challenges.

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What to Know About Student Loan Repayment Plan Changes and Your Options

Federal student loans have been upended by litigation and legislation. Here’s what you need to know to repay your loans, avoid tax bombs and more.

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What the Fed’s Rate Decision Means for Loans, Credit Cards, Mortgages and More

Here’s how the central bank’s interest rate stance influences car loans, credit cards, mortgages, savings and student loans.

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5 Money Mistakes That Can Put Retirement Farther Off

Even people with employee-sponsored retirement plans still find it difficult to save for the future when faced with present-day desires.

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Student Loan Repayments Are About to Look Very Different

By next summer, new borrowers will have just two repayment options, streamlining the previous menu to pay off higher-education debt. Here’s what to know.

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New Student Loan Limits Could Leave Some Short. Who Will Help?

The federal cap on the amounts people can borrow means some of them will fall short. That’s especially true for students in professional schools.

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SAVE Program Student Loan Debtors Will See Interest Resume on Aug. 1

It will kick back in on Aug. 1 for people in the SAVE repayment program, whose payments have been on hold since last summer.

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